Síð-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - síð-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "síð-höttr" (or síð-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- síð-höttr (síð-hǫttr)
- m. ‘Long-hood,’ one of Odin’s names, from his travelling in disguise with a hood over his head, Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, síð-höttr may be more accurately written as síð-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚦ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)