Höfuð-goð

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-goð

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

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

höfuð-goð (hǫfuð-goð)
n. a principal god, Fms. xi. 386.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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