Höfuð-leðr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-leðr

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

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

höfuð-leðr (hǫfuð-leðr)
n. the head-piece of a bridle, Bs. i. 314.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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