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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