Höfuð-fatnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-fatnaðr

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

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

höfuð-fatnaðr (hǫfuð-fatnaðr)
m. head-gear, D. N. v. 263.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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