Höfuð-efni

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-efni

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

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

höfuð-efni (hǫfuð-efni)
n. = höfuðskepna, Hb.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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