Höfða-fjöl

Old Norse Dictionary - höfða-fjöl

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfða-fjöl" (or hǫfða-fjǫl) in English.

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

höfða-fjöl (hǫfða-fjǫl): f. the head-board of a bedstead, Sturl. ii. 50, Fas. i. 489, Fb. ii. 297; opp. to fótafjöl, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

opp.: opposed.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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