Höss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höss" (or hǫss) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

höss (hǫss)
höss, adj. graa, graalig (ags. hasu; se Aufrecht i Zeitschrift für vergl. Sprach-forschung II, 152 fg; K. Gislason i AnO. 1866 s. 269 fg); ulfr hinn hösviFsk. 2850 (1718).

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höss may be more accurately written as hǫss.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᛋᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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