Höfuð-á

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-á

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-á" (or hǫfuð-á) in English.

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

höfuð-á (hǫfuð-á)
f. a chief river, Stj. 68.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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