Höfuð-sár

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-sár

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

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

höfuð-sár (hǫfuð-sár)
n. a head-sore, wound in the head, Gþl. 180. Ísl. ii. 269, Fbr. 211.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛅᚱ
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:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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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