Höfn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - höfnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "höfn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
höfn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- höfn
- (gen. hafnar, pl. hafnir), f.
- höfn
- 1) haven, harbour;
- höfn
- 2) fœtus (á þann hátt sem h. vex með konu);
- höfn
- 3) coat, cloak, = yfirhöfn (hann tók af sér höfnina ok sveipaði um konunginn);
- höfn
- 4) tenure of land (jarðar h.);
- höfn
- 5) crew, = skipshöfn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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