Höfðingja-son

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-son

Meaning 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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