Hóf-skegg

Old Norse Dictionary - hóf-skegg

Meaning of Old Norse word "hóf-skegg" in English.

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

hóf-skegg
n. ‘hoof-tuft,’ the tuft on a horse’s pastern, Karl. 426, Landn. 94.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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