Höfuð-mein

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mein

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

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

höfuð-mein (hǫfuð-mein)
n. a boil or sore on the head, Bs. i. 196.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛘᛁᛁᚾ
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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