Höðnu-kið

Old Norse Dictionary - höðnu-kið

Meaning of Old Norse word "höðnu-kið" (or hǫðnu-kið) in English.

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

höðnu-kið (hǫðnu-kið)
n. (= haðna), a young kid, Gullþ. 19, Rd. 267.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höðnu-kið may be more accurately written as hǫðnu-kið.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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