Hót
Old Norse Dictionary - hót
Meaning of Old Norse word "hót"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hót can mean:hót
- hót
- n., contr. from hvat (q. v.), a whit, bit; hóti heldr, a bit more, i. e. a good deal more, Fms. vii. 141; hóti ráðhollari, a good deal better, Ísl. ii. 347; hóti neðar, Hrafn. 18: hóti mun, a whit, a grain, a hair’s breadth; hóti mun skjótara, a bit swifter, Rb. 106, Fms. vii. 170, cp. Rb. 1812. 66: with superl., hóti helzt, a whit better, Ísl. ii. 134; hóti líkast, most likely, Fms. vi. 351; þat er hóti úmaklegast, i. e. that is least undeserved! iii. 25; endisk því þetta hóti helzt, þótt ekki væri með fullu, Gísl. 136, denoting a slight difference: gen. plur., er nú lítilla hóta ávant, Karl. 96: dat. plur., hótum framar, Clar.: gen., hóts annan veg, quite the other way, Nj. (in a verse).
- hót
- 2. the phrase, ekki hót, not a whit.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- dat.
- dative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- superl.
- superlative.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)