Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
hauss. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
hauss, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
hauss in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
hauss you have here. The definition of the word
hauss will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
hauss, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hausaz, cognate with Lithuanian kiáušė, Latvian kaûss. See also hús.
Noun
hauss m (genitive hauss, plural hausar)
- skull
- Ymis hauss ― Ymir’s skull; the world
- 10th c., Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Hákonarmál, verse 5:
Svá beit þá sverð / ór siklings hendi
váðir Váfaðar, / sem í vatn brygði.
Brǫkuðu broddar, / brotnuðu skildir,
glumruðu gylfringar / í gotna hausum.- Then the sword / in the sovereign’s hand bit
the garments of Váfuðr <=Óðinn> , / as if it were cutting through water.
Points clanged, / shields burst,
swords clattered / in men’s skulls.
Declension
Declension of hauss (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
“hauss”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press