Höfuð-lærdómr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-lærdómrMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-lærdómr" (or hǫfuð-lærdómr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-lærdómr (hǫfuð-lærdómr)
- m. a chief doctrine.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-lærdómr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-lærdómr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛚᛅᚱᛏᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.