Hún-bora

Meaning of Old Norse word "hún-bora"

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

hún-bora

u, f. the hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went; vinda segl við húnboru, to hoist the sail, Fær. 203.

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