Hvötun

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvötun" (or hvǫtun)

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

hvötun (hvǫtun)

f. = hvatan.

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

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