Sauða-hús
Old Norse Dictionary - sauða-hús
Meaning of Old Norse word "sauða-hús"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sauða-hús
- n. a sheep-pen, Fs. 55, Ld. 44, Nj. 153: a sheep-fold, Kms. x. 318, John x. i, 16.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᚦᛅ-ᚼᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)