Kamb-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - kamb-höttrMeaning of Old Norse word "kamb-höttr" (or kamb-hǫttr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kamb-höttr (kamb-hǫttr)
- m. a nickname, Fær. 14.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kamb-höttr may be more accurately written as kamb-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛘᛒ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)