Ull-höttr

Old Norse Dictionary - ull-höttr

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

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

ull-höttr (ull-hǫttr)
m. wool-hood, a nickname, Vápn.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
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