Huldar-höttr

Old Norse Dictionary - huldar-höttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "huldar-höttr" (or huldar-hǫttr) in English.

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

huldar-höttr (huldar-hǫttr)
m. a hood of disguise, Fbr. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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