Hösvask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hösvask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hösvask (hǫsvask)

að, dep. to slink (as a wolf?), sneak, Fms. iii. 189.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛋᚢᛅᛋᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dep.
deponent.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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