Höfuð-ráðgjafi

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ráðgjafi

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

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

höfuð-ráðgjafi (hǫfuð-ráðgjafi): a, m. a chief adviser, Barl. 109, Fms. ix. 293.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚱᛅᚦᚴᛁᛅᚠᛁ
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:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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