Fyrir-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-höfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-höfn" (or fyrir-hǫfn) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fyrir-höfn (fyrir-hǫfn)
f. trouble, toil.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fyrir-höfn may be more accurately written as fyrir-hǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

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