Megin-húfr
Old Norse Dictionary - megin-húfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "megin-húfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- megin-húfr
- m. the main hull of a ship, opp. to róðrar-húfr, N. G. L. ii. 283.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚼᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)