Höfðingja-son
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-sonMeaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-son" (or hǫfðingja-son) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðingja-son (hǫfðingja-son)
- m. the son of a h., Hrafn. 14.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðingja-son may be more accurately written as hǫfðingja-son.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛋᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
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