Hoza

Old Norse Dictionary - hoza

Meaning of Old Norse word "hoza" in English.

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

hoza
að, = mod. hossa, q. v. [Fr. hausser?]:—to exalt; þeir veita oss niðran … en hinir er oss hoza, veita oss aptrkast, but those who exalt us give us a check, Vitae Patrum (Unger).

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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