Hafs-botn

Old Norse Dictionary - hafs-botn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafs-botn" in English.

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

hafs-botn
m. a gulf; firðir ok hafs-botnar, Sks. 199: of the Polar Sea, as the ancients supposed a continuity of land between Greenland and Europe, Fms. xi. 411; hafsbotn er heitir Svarta-haf, Hkr. i. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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