Höfuð-átt

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-átt

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

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

höfuð-átt (hǫfuð-átt)
f. one of the cardinal points, Rb. 440, Hkr. i. 49.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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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