Höfðingja-merki

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-merki

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

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

höfðingja-merki (hǫfðingja-merki)
n. a chief’s standard, Fms. viii. 356.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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