Húsa
Old Norse Dictionary - húsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "húsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word húsa can mean:húsa
- húsa
- að, ‘to house,’ build houses; húsa konungs garð, Ó. H. 43; húsa land, Grág. ii. 211; þann hluta landsins er ekki var húsaðr, Glúm. 335; Uni húsaði þar, Landn. 246; húsa ok göra kirkju, Fms. vii. 110; húsa upp, to repair, Fas. ii. 342.
- húsa
- 2. to shelter (= hýsa), n. G. L. i. 322.
- húsa
- 3. [húsi], to case, B. K. 34, of laths.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)