Svefnhús

Old Norwegian Dictionary - svefnhús

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "svefnhús" in Norwegian.

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

svefnhús
svefnhús, n. Soveværelse; géngu þeir framok kómu því næst sem eitt mikit svefn-hús var ríkuliga búit Str. 4616 fg; hanndrepr þar á dyrr á svefnhúsi því, erÞorkell liggr í Gísl. 4320; hón lét sérbúa svefnhús ok var þar löngum Sturl.I, 493; = dormitorium Mar. 11631;svefnhús í kórsbrœðragarði Dn. IV,26313. 30821.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚠᚽᚠᚿᚼᚢᛋ
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.

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