Port-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - port-hús

Meaning of Old Norse word "port-hús"

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

port-hús
n. a brothel, Fms. viii. 360.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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