Höfuð-mundr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mundr

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

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

höfuð-mundr (hǫfuð-mundr)
m. head-money, blood-money, for the slaying of an outlaw, Sturl. ii. 2.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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