Hunang-sætr

Old Norse Dictionary - hunang-sætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hunang-sætr"

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

hunang-sætr
adj. sweet as honey. ☞ In olden times and throughout the Middle Ages, honey was one of the chief exports from England to Scandinavia (Norway and Iceland), see the passages above; as sugar was then unknown, the export of honey far exceeded that of the present day.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

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