Höfuð-hetja

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-hetja

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

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

höfuð-hetja (hǫfuð-hetja)
u, f. a great champion, chief, Fas. ii. 242.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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