Hauðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hauðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hauðr" in English.

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

hauðr Old Norse word can mean:

hauðr: n. [the etymology of this word is not known], poët. earth, Edda 97, Hdl. 48, Lex. poët. passim: allit., hauðr ok himin, Sól. 54.

hauðr: COMPDS: hauðrgjörð, hauðrfjörnir.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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