Hettu-sveinar

Old Norse Dictionary - hettu-sveinar

Meaning of Old Norse word "hettu-sveinar" in English.

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

hettu-sveinar
m. pl. ‘hood-boys,’ a nickname, Hkr. iii. 449.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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