Hösvir
Old Norse Dictionary - hösvir
Meaning of Old Norse word "hösvir" (or hǫsvir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hösvir (hǫsvir)
- m. a gray wolf, Edda (Gl.): name of a slave, from his dress, Rm.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hösvir may be more accurately written as hǫsvir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᚢᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)