Höfuð-bein

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-bein

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

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

höfuð-bein (hǫfuð-bein)
n. head-bones, Fms. vi. 30, Bs. i. 178, Grett.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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