Höfuð-gjöf

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-gjöf

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

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

höfuð-gjöf (hǫfuð-gjǫf)
f. a capital gift, Sks. 609, 738.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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