Höfuð-baugr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-baugr

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

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

höfuð-baugr (hǫfuð-baugr)
m. the head-ring, in weregild. see baugr, a law term in Grág. ii. 171.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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