Höfuð-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-löstr

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

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

höfuð-löstr (hǫfuð-lǫstr)
m. a cardinal sin, deadly sin, Sks. 609.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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