Höfuð-fetlar
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-fetlarMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-fetlar" (or hǫfuð-fetlar) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-fetlar (hǫfuð-fetlar)
- m. pl. the head-piece of a bridle, Ýt. 10.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-fetlar may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-fetlar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚠᛁᛏᛚᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.