Höfuð-nafn

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-nafn

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

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

höfuð-nafn (hǫfuð-nafn)
n. the principal name, Rb. 112.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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