Húð-fat

Old Norse Dictionary - húð-fat

Meaning of Old Norse word "húð-fat" in English.

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

húð-fat: n., naut. a ‘hide-vat,’ i. e. a hammock, Sturl. ii. 50, Fms. vi. 168, 244, vii. 166, viii. 316, Fb. i. 539, Boll. 344, Fs. 64, Finnb. 232, Gþl. 94, Orkn. 274: the hammocks were leather bags, and sailors used to bring them ashore and keep them in the harbour-booths (see búð).

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

naut.: nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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

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