Hest-höfði

Old Norse Dictionary - hest-höfði

Meaning of Old Norse word "hest-höfði" (or hest-hǫfði) in English.

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

hest-höfði (hest-hǫfði)
a, m. horse-head, a nickname, Landn.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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