Síð-höttr

Old Norse Dictionary - síð-höttr

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

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

síð-höttr (síð-hǫttr): m. ‘Long-hood,’ one of Odin’s names, from his travelling in disguise with a hood over his head, Edda.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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