Hoza
Old Norse Dictionary - hoza
Meaning of Old Norse word "hoza"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hoza
- að, = mod. hossa, q. v. [Fr. hausser?]:—to exalt; þeir veita oss niðran … en hinir er oss hoza, veita oss aptrkast, but those who exalt us give us a check, Vitae Patrum (Unger).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.