Rúm-föt

Old Norse Dictionary - rúm-föt

Meaning of Old Norse word "rúm-föt" (or rúm-fǫt)

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

rúm-föt (rúm-fǫt)
n. pl. bed-clothes.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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