Hösvask
Old Norse Dictionary - hösvask
Meaning of Old Norse word "hösvask" (or hǫsvask)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hösvask (hǫsvask)
- að, dep. to slink (as a wolf?), sneak, Fms. iii. 189.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hösvask may be more accurately written as hǫsvask.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᚢᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)