Hræ-köstr

Old Norse Dictionary - hræ-köstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hræ-köstr" (or hræ-kǫstr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hræ-köstr (hræ-kǫstr)
m. a pile of slain, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hræ-köstr may be more accurately written as hræ-kǫstr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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