Hrúta-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary - hrúta-höfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrúta-höfn" (or hrúta-hǫfn)

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

hrúta-höfn (hrúta-hǫfn)
f. pasture for rams, Vm. 7.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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