Höfuð-engill

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-engill

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

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

höfuð-engill (hǫfuð-engill)
m. an archangel, Nj. 157, Hom. 133.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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