Hreysi-köttr
Old Norse Dictionary - hreysi-köttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hreysi-köttr" (or hreysi-kǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hreysi-köttr (hreysi-kǫttr)
- m. a wild cat, Stj. 93.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hreysi-köttr may be more accurately written as hreysi-kǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚢᛋᛁ-ᚴᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)