Hýðing

Old Norse Dictionary - hýðing

Meaning of Old Norse word "hýðing" in English.

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

hýðing
f. a ‘hiding’ (slang Engl.), flogging; sá skal hýðing valda er heimskastr er á þingi, a saying, N. G. l. i. 349, Grág. i. 456, Stj. 396.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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