Húð-fat
Old Norse Dictionary - húð-fat
Meaning of Old Norse word "húð-fat"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- húð-fat
- n., naut. a ‘hide-vat,’ i. e. a hammock, Sturl. ii. 50, Fms. vi. 168, 244, vii. 166, viii. 316, Fb. i. 539, Boll. 344, Fs. 64, Finnb. 232, Gþl. 94, Orkn. 274: the hammocks were leather bags, and sailors used to bring them ashore and keep them in the harbour-booths (see búð).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚦ-ᚠᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)