Huldar-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - huldar-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "huldar-höttr" (or huldar-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- huldar-höttr (huldar-hǫttr)
- m. a hood of disguise, Fbr. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, huldar-höttr may be more accurately written as huldar-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)