Sauða-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - sauða-hús

Meaning of Old Norse word "sauða-hús" in English.

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

sauða-hús
n. a sheep-pen, Fs. 55, Ld. 44, Nj. 153: a sheep-fold, Kms. x. 318, John x. i, 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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