Héraðs-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-höfðingi

Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-höfðingi" (or héraðs-hǫfðingi) in English.

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

héraðs-höfðingi (héraðs-hǫfðingi)
a, m. a chieftain, = goði (q. v.), Eb. 156, Fs. 80; cp. yfirmaðr héraðs, 4.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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