Hóf

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

hóf Old Icelandic word can mean:

hóf

I)

hóf

m.

hóf

1) moderation, measure;

hóf

kunna ~, to show (observe) moderation;

hóf

þá er ~ á (or at), then it is all right;

hóf

at ~i, tolerably, moderately (jarl svarar þessu at ~i vel);

hóf

e-t gegnir ~i, it is fair;

hóf

vel er þessu til ~s mikils, this affair is well settled;

hóf

ór ~i, beyond measure;

hóf

2) proportion, equal degree (hefði hann lið at því ~i, sem hann er sjálfr frœkn ok djarfr);

hóf

3) judgement (vil ek, at þú hafir þar engis manns ~ nema þitt).

hóf

II)

hóf

n. feast, banquet.

hóf

III)

hóf

from hefja.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠ