Porthús

Old Norwegian Dictionary - porthús

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "porthús" in Norwegian.

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

porthús
porthús, n. Horehus, = portkvennahús,pútnahús (eng. og fr. bordel); biskupsagði svá, at Birkibeinar höfðu saurgatkirkjur allar ok bannsettir menn veritinni, svá at eigi væri þær helgari enporthús önnur Fm. VIII, 3609.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚮᚱᛏᚼᚢᛋ
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:

eng.
engels.
fr.
fransk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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