Há-vetr

Old Norse Dictionary - há-vetr

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-vetr" in English.

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

há-vetr
n. ‘high-winter,’ mid-winter, Orkn. 110, Thom. 333, Hkr. ii. 47, Bs. ii. 22, 27.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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