Ösku-haugr
Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-haugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-haugr" (or ǫsku-haugr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ösku-haugr (ǫsku-haugr)
- m. a heap of ashes, Eb. 94.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösku-haugr may be more accurately written as ǫsku-haugr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴᚢ-ᚼᛅᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)