Höfðing-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðing-skapr

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

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

höfðing-skapr (hǫfðing-skapr): m. power, dominion, Sturl. i. 213, Sks. 610, Fms. xi. 205: authority, prestige, Nj. 33, 266: liberality, magnificence, Fms. vii. 65.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

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