Pútnahús

Old Norwegian Dictionary - pútnahús

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "pútnahús" in Norwegian.

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

pútnahús: pútnahús, n. = porthús, portkvennahús.Kgs. 8037; segist þat af henni, at hónværi fullkomin portkona; af því kölluðunágrannar hennar hana lupam, þat erá norrœnu vargynja; af hennar nafni ersíðan kallat á latínu laupanaria pútna-hús, þat er þess kyns herbergi, er port-konur byggja í Pr.. 3829.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚢᛏᚿᛆᚼᚢᛋ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.

Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary