Húsla

Old Norse Dictionary - húsla

Meaning of Old Norse word "húsla" in English.

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

húsla
að, to housel, to give the Corpus Domini to a sick person; oleaði hann Ásgrím ok húslaði, Bs. i. 746; hann var húslaðr ok dó síðan, Sturl. ii. 7; húslaðr ok oleaðr, 150, Bs. ii. 70; láta húsla sik, N. G. l. i. 390;—only used of the Roman Catholic service.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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