Hrossahöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hrossahöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hrossahöfn" (or hrossahǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

hrossahöfn (hrossahǫfn)
hrossahöfn, f. Havnegang, Græsgang for Heste; es þar - - á heiðum hagi tilhrossahafnar Isl. 3.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚮᛋᛋᛆᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.

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