Höstugr

Old Norse Dictionary - höstugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höstugr" (or hǫstugr) in English.

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

höstugr (hǫstugr): adj. [hastr, herstr], harshly, Pass. 40. 4.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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