Hús-móðir

Old Norse Dictionary - hús-móðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hús-móðir" in English.

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

hús-móðir
f. a ‘house-mother,’ housewife, mistress; servants address their mistress as ‘h. góð.’

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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