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.)