Höfuð-kostr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-kostr

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

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

höfuð-kostr (hǫfuð-kostr)
m. a cardinal virtue, Hom. 134.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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