Höfðingja-efni

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-efni

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-efni" (or hǫfðingja-efni) in English.

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

höfðingja-efni (hǫfðingja-efni)
n.; gott h., Nj. 174.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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