Hryssa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hryssa"

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

Old Norse word hryssa can mean:hryssa

hryssa

1. u, f. [hross], a mare; and hryssi, n., in compds, mer-hryssi, ung-hryssi.

hryssa

2. u, f. a mare; the word occurs in the Vitae Patrum (Unger).

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