Höfuð-mikill

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mikill

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

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

höfuð-mikill (hǫfuð-mikill)
adj. big-headed, Bárð. 165.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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