Hósta

Old Norse Dictionary - hósta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hósta" in English.

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

hósta
að, [Germ. husten; Dan. hoste; North. E. and Scot. hoast], to cough, Bs. i. 347, 382.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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