Húsa

Old Norse Dictionary - húsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "húsa" in English.

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

húsa Old Norse word can mean:

húsa: að, ‘to house,’ build houses; húsa konungs garð, Ó. H. 43; húsa land, Grág. ii. 211; þann hluta landsins er ekki var húsaðr, Glúm. 335; Uni húsaði þar, Landn. 246; húsa ok göra kirkju, Fms. vii. 110; húsa upp, to repair, Fas. ii. 342.

húsa: 2. to shelter (= hýsa), n. G. L. i. 322.

húsa: 3. [húsi], to case, B. K. 34, of laths.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

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