Húskarl

Old Icelandic Dictionary - húskarl

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "húskarl" in English.

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

húskarl Old Icelandic word can mean:

húskarl
m.
húskarl
1) house-carle, manservant;
húskarl
2) pl. the king’s men, his body-guard.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᚴᛅᚱᛚ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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