Lopt-höll

Old Norse Dictionary - lopt-höll

Meaning of Old Norse word "lopt-höll" (or lopt-hǫll) in English.

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

lopt-höll (lopt-hǫll)
f. = lopthús, Fms. x. 149.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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