Hettu-sveinar
Old Norse Dictionary - hettu-sveinarMeaning 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.)