Höfða-tala
Old Norse Dictionary - höfða-talaMeaning of Old Norse word "höfða-tala" (or hǫfða-tala) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfða-tala (hǫfða-tala)
- u, f. = höfðatal.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfða-tala may be more accurately written as hǫfða-tala.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛅ-ᛏᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.