Haust

Old Norse Dictionary - haust

Meaning of Old Norse word "haust" in English.

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

haust Old Norse word can mean:

haust: n.; that this word was originally masc. (as vetr, sumarr) is seen from the other Teut. idioms, as also the Norse form haustar- (for haust-), which occurs in haustar-tími, Stj. 14, and haustar-dagr, D. n. (Fr.), = haust-tími, haust-dagr; [A. S. hærfest; Engl. harvest; O. H. G. herbist; Germ. herbst; Dan. höst = harvest; Swed. höst: haust is in Icel. only used in a metaph. sense]:—autumn (harvest season), for the extension of that season see Edda 103, Nj. 9, 168, Fb. ii. 185, passim.

haust: COMPDS: haustblót, haustboð, hauatbær, haustdagr, haustgríma, haustheimtur, hausthold, haustkveld, haustlag, haustlangr, haustleiðangr, Haustlöng, haustmánuðr, haustmyrkr, haustnott, haustskuld, haustsól, haustveðrátta, haustvíking, haustþing, haustöl.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

masc.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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