Höfuð-borg

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-borg

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

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

höfuð-borg (hǫfuð-borg)
f. a ‘head-burgh,’ metropolis, Fms. i. 101, Rb. 398.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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