Hollusta

Old Norse Dictionary - hollusta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hollusta" in English.

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

hollusta Old Norse word can mean:

hollusta: (hollosta), u, f. faith, loyalty; vil ek hafa þar til hollostu þína í mót, Fms.: esp. loyalty to a liege lord, h. við konung, Fb. ii. 265, passim.

hollusta: 2. wholesomeness, a wholesome thing; vil ek at þú þiggir at mér litla gjöf, en h. fylgir, Korm. 68.

hollusta: COMPDS: hollostueiðr, hollustumaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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