Höfuð-glæpr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-glæpr

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

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

höfuð-glæpr (hǫfuð-glæpr): m. a capital sin, Sks. 332, Mar.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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