Hör-þráðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hör-þráðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hör-þráðr" (or hǫr-þráðr) in English.

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

hör-þráðr (hǫr-þráðr)
m. a linen thread, Bs. i. 644.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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