Höfuð-ráð

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ráð

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

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

höfuð-ráð (hǫfuð-ráð)
n. a head-council, chief council, Gþl. 6l, Fms. viii. 438, ix. 240.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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