Höfuð-lausn

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-lausn

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

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

höfuð-lausn (hǫfuð-lausn): f. head’s lease, is the name of three old poems, Ad. 8, where this is the true reading, see Eg. ch. 62, 63, Fb. iii. 241–243, Knytl. S. ch. 19.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Knytl.: Knytlinga Saga. (E. I.)

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