Höfðing-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðing-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðing-ligr" (or hǫfðing-ligr) in English.

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

höfðing-ligr (hǫfðing-ligr): adj. princely, noble, magnificent, Fms. vi. 206, vii. 63, ix. 277, Stj. 207, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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