Hósti
Old Norse Dictionary - hóstiMeaning of Old Norse word "hósti" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hósti
- a, m. a cough, Eluc. 19, Nj. 201, Fms. i. 282, x. 279, Pr. 474, Thom. 308.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
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