Höfuð-fól

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-fól

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

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

höfuð-fól (hǫfuð-fól)
m. a great fool, 4. 20.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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