Sauðahús-tún
Old Norse Dictionary - sauðahús-tún
Meaning of Old Norse word "sauðahús-tún"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sauðahús-tún
- n. = mod. fjárhústún. the field round a sheep-fold, Sturl. iii. 239.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᚦᛅᚼᚢᛋ-ᛏᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)