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.)