Höfuð-ísar

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ísar

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

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

höfuð-ísar (hǫfuð-ísar)
m. pl. great masses or clumps of ice (on a river), when a channel is open in the middle, Fs. 52, Ld. 46, Nj. 142, 144, Sturl. i. 14.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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