Hjól-nöf
Old Norse Dictionary - hjól-nöfMeaning of Old Norse word "hjól-nöf" (or hjól-nǫf) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjól-nöf (hjól-nǫf)
- f. the nave of a wheel, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjól-nöf may be more accurately written as hjól-nǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᛚ-ᚾᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.