Híð

Old Norse Dictionary - híð

Meaning of Old Norse word "híð" in English.

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

híð Old Norse word can mean:

híð: n. [hi, Ivar Aasen], a lair, den, esp. of a bear, n. G. l. i. 45, 46, Grett. 100, Glúm. 330, Gþl. 444, Korm. (in a verse, of a sword’s sheath).

híð: COMPDS: híðbjörn, híðbyggvir.

híð: II. Híði, a, m. a pr. name, Fms. viii.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

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

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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