Hozan

Old Norse Dictionary - hozan

Meaning of Old Norse word "hozan" in English.

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

hozan
f. [cp. hossa], exaltation, vanity; hníga til hozanar eða hégóma-dýrðar, … til hozsanar (hozanar, v. l.) eða hégómligrar hræsni, Vitae Patrum (Unger).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

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