vandahús

Old Norse

noun
Definitions
  • wicker house
  • house constructed of wattle and daub
  • (Norse mythology) a description of the hall of snakes in áströNástrǫnd (Corpse Shore), a location in Hel (Hel), as recorded in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda

Etymology

Compound from Old Norse vǫndr (twig, switch) + Old Norse hús (house).

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hús

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house

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家

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