Húskarla-hvöt

Old Norse Dictionary - húskarla-hvöt

Meaning of Old Norse word "húskarla-hvöt" (or húskarla-hvǫt)

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

húskarla-hvöt (húskarla-hvǫt)
f. name of a poem, Ó. H. 208.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, húskarla-hvöt may be more accurately written as húskarla-hvǫt.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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