Höfuð-hlutr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-hlutr

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

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

höfuð-hlutr (hǫfuð-hlutr): m. the ‘head-part,’ upper part of the body, opp. to fótahlutr, Eg. 398, Fms. v. 352, xi. 277.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

opp.: opposed.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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