Hý

Old Norse Dictionary - hý

Meaning of Old Norse word "hý" in English.

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

hý: n. the down of plants, hair, feathers, Lat. lanugo; skalf á hnakka hý, Sturl. i. 22 (in a verse); hý eðr fífa, Stj. 40. hý-nefr, m. downy nose, a nickname of one with a tuft of hair on his nose, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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