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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