Höfuð-hátíð

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-hátíð

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

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

höfuð-hátíð (hǫfuð-hátíð)
f. a principal feast, Fms. ii. 38, Mar.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚼᛅᛏᛁᚦ
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.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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