Húsl

Old Norse Dictionary - húsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "húsl" in English.

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

húsl Old Norse word can mean:

húsl: n. [Ulf. hunsl = θυσία and λατρεία, John xvi. 2; A. S. húsl; E. Engl. housel; Swed. husl]:—the housel, Corpus Domini, a word only used during the Roman Catholic times, never in heathen rites, although the word is Teutonic; at the Reformation it was disused, Hom. 34, 157; taka húsl, n. G. l. i. 144, Karl. 27, passim.

húsl: COMPDS: húslker, húslþungr, húsltaka.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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

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