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.)