Þys-höll

Old Norse Dictionary - þys-höll

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

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

þys-höll (þys-hǫll)
f. a crowded hall, Akv.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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