Höfðingja-val

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-val

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

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

höfðingja-val (hǫfðingja-val): n. chosen people, Stj. 628.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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