Höfði

Old Norse Dictionary - höfði

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

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

höfði Old Norse word can mean:

höfði (hǫfði)
a, m. a headland, Landn. 54, Fb. i. 541, 542, Eb. 62, Rd. 267, Krók. 46, 52.
höfði (hǫfði)
II. local name of a farm, whence Höfða-menn, m. pl. the men from Höfði, Landn.
höfði (hǫfði)
III. a carved head, ship’s beak; amb-höfði, hjart-h., arn-h., hest-h., karl-h., orkn-h., svín-h.; whence höfða-skip, n. a ship with beaks.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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