Húð

Old Norse Dictionary - húð

Meaning of Old Norse word "húð" in English.

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

húð Old Norse word can mean:

húð: f. (húðna, acc. with the article, Edda i. 370); [A. S. hûð; Engl. hide; O. H. G. hût; Germ. haut; Dan.-Swed. hud; Lat. cutis]:—a hide, of cattle; húð af nauti (neat), en skinn at sauði (sheep), n. G. l. i. 420; nauts-húð, but sauð-skinn; hörund, of a man; há (q. v.), of a horse; skrápr, of a shark; roð, of a fish; hvelja, of a whale, cyclopterus, etc., Eg. 69, Nj. 201, K. Þ. K. 38, Grág. ii. 403, Sturl. ii. 50, Dipl. v. 18; of a seal’s skin, SkS. 168, 179; húða-vara, Eg. 69; húða-fang, a supply of hides, n. G. l. i. 101.

húð: II. metaph. as a law term, of flogging or ‘hiding’ (as the phrase still is in vulgar Engl.); fyrirgöra húð sinni, to forfeit one’s hide; leysa húð sína, to redeem one’s skin from flogging, n. G. l. ii. 133, 168; berja húð af e-m, to flog, i. 10, 85.

húð: COMPDS: húðarlausn, húðfat, húðfatsbeðr, húðfatsfélagi, húðkeipr, húðlát, húðsekkr, húðskór, húðstroka, húðstrokinn, húðstrýking, húðstrýkja.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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