Hjú

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hjú

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hjú" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hjú Old Icelandic word can mean:

hjú
(pl. hjú, dat. hjúm), n. = hjón, hjún;
hjú
1) þeir ráku hann í stofu ok hjú hans öll, and all his household-people;
hjú
2) hjú gørðu hvílu, man and wife went to rest;
hjú
3) hann reið heim á Laugaland ok réð sér hjú, and engaged servants.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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