Hetta

Old Norse Dictionary - hetta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hetta" in English.

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

hetta Old Norse word can mean:

hetta: u, f. [höttr], a hood, Grett. 139, Fms. iv. 359, Band. 16 new Ed., Finnb. 216, Mar.; (koll-hetta, flóka-hetta, lambhús-hetta, a hood to wear in a hard frost.)

hetta: COMPDS: hettulauss, hettusótt, hettustrútr, hettusveinar.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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