Höfðingja-veldi

Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-veldi

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

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

höfðingja-veldi (hǫfðingja-veldi)
n. power, empire, rule, Rb. 374, 655 xiv. 3.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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