Koll-höttr

Old Norse Dictionary - koll-höttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "koll-höttr" (or koll-hǫttr) in English.

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

koll-höttr (koll-hǫttr)
m. = kollhetta, Bs. i. 497.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, koll-höttr may be more accurately written as koll-hǫttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑