Húsl

Old Norse Dictionary - húsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "húsl"

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

Old Norse word húsl can mean:húsl

húsl
n. [Ulf. hunsl = θυσία and λατρεία, John xvi. 2; A. S. húsl; E. Engl. housel; Swed. husl]:—the housel, Corpus Domini, a word only used during the Roman Catholic times, never in heathen rites, although the word is Teutonic; at the Reformation it was disused, Hom. 34, 157; taka húsl, n. G. l. i. 144, Karl. 27, passim.
húsl
COMPDS: húslker, húslþungr, húsltaka.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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