Ösku-haugr

Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-haugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-haugr" (or ǫsku-haugr) in English.

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

ösku-haugr (ǫsku-haugr)
m. a heap of ashes, Eb. 94.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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