Höfuð-benda

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-benda

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

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

höfuð-benda (hǫfuð-benda): u, f. ‘head-rope’ naut. the stays, Bær. 5, Fær. 164, Fas. iii. 118, N. G. L. i. 199, ii. 283, Krók. 59: metaph. a stay, help, Fms. vii. 362, Finnb. 298; fá sér nokkura höfuðbendu, Fms. iv. 79.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

naut.: nautical.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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