Höfuð-sæti

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-sæti

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

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

höfuð-sæti (hǫfuð-sæti)
n. a chief seat, Sks. 108, 460.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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