Þys-höll
Old Norse Dictionary - þys-höll
Meaning of Old Norse word "þys-höll" (or þys-hǫll)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þys-höll (þys-hǫll)
- f. a crowded hall, Akv.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þys-höll may be more accurately written as þys-hǫll.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛋ-ᚼᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)