Flokks-höfðingi
Old Norse Dictionary - flokks-höfðingiMeaning of Old Norse word "flokks-höfðingi" (or flokks-hǫfðingi) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- flokks-höfðingi (flokks-hǫfðingi)
- a, m. a head, chief, Stj. 322.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, flokks-höfðingi may be more accurately written as flokks-hǫfðingi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛚᚢᚴᚴᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)