Höfðingja-kærr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-kærr

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

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

höfðingja-kærr (hǫfðingja-kærr)
adj. in favour with the great, Ó. H. 59.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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