Hættur

Old Norse Dictionary - hættur

Meaning of Old Norse word "hættur" in English.

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

hættur
f. pl. [hætta], the time of leaving off work and going to bed, used chiefly of dairy and household work (cp. the Homeric βουλυτός); hafa góðar hættur, to go early to bed; seinar hættur, being late at work.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

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