Hún-kastali

Old Norse Dictionary - hún-kastali

Meaning of Old Norse word "hún-kastali"

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

hún-kastali
a, m. the crow’s nest or ‘castle’ at the mast-head, Sks. 393, Fms. vii. 256, 262.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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