Höfuð-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-faðir

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

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

höfuð-faðir (hǫfuð-faðir): m. a patriarch: a father of the church, Stj. 87, 132, Al. 64, Niðrst. 10, Fb. i. 264.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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