Höðnu-leif
Old Norse Dictionary - höðnu-leifMeaning of Old Norse word "höðnu-leif" (or hǫðnu-leif) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höðnu-leif (hǫðnu-leif)
- f., poët. ‘kid’s food,’ a withe or switch, used as a halter (?), Ýt. 12 (from goats feeding on branches and withes?)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höðnu-leif may be more accurately written as hǫðnu-leif.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚦᚾᚢ-ᛚᛁᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- poët.
- poetically.