For-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - for-hús

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-hús" in English.

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

for-hús
n. a porch, Eb. 220, Fms. viii. 360, v. l., H. E. i. 510.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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