Höfuð-gæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-gæfa

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

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

höfuð-gæfa (hǫfuð-gæfa)
u, f. capital luck, Fms. vii. 88, x. 185.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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