Höfuð-hof

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-hof

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

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

höfuð-hof (hǫfuð-hof)
n. a chief temple, Eg. 256.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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