Hólm-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - hólm-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "hólm-sök" (or hólm-sǫk) in English.

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

hólm-sök (hólm-sǫk)
f. = hólmgöngusök, Bjarn. 66. In poetry the sea is called

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
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