Húnkastali

Old Norwegian Dictionary - húnkastali

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "húnkastali" in Norwegian.

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

húnkastali: húnkastali, m. et i Mastetoppen ophængt,i eller ved samme indrettet "Kastel",Opholdssted for bevæbnede Mænd, =Topkastel i Kong Haakons Brev af 14deAugust 1376 om Fred med Hansestæderneog disses Privilegier (si que naves adportum civitatum et villarum nostra-rum forensium cum summo munitocastello proprie topcasteel applicave-rint, hoc ipsis esse debebit sine pena,ad pontem tamen non applicabunt,nullum pontem ad terram facere debe-bunt, nisi ante omnia dictum top-casteel depositum sit de malo DN.VIII, 199 s. 25132. 34). Kgs. 8614; þeir(nl. Kong Hákon herðibreiðs lið somlaa í Elfi) hafa 2 austrfararknörru -,á knörrunum vóru húnkastalar ok svá(nl. kastalar) fram í stafni á báðumFm. VII, 25616; or húnkastölum ákaupskipunum mun borit grjót ok skot,þá er þeim lítlu úhættara, er fjarrieru Fm. VII, 26225. Afbildning af der-med forsynede Skibe findes Höf. Leb.II, 286 fg. 290; AnO. 1872 s. 242.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᚿᚴᛆᛋᛏᛆᛚᛁ
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.

fg.: følgende.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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