Höfuð-skáld

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skáld

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

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

höfuð-skáld (hǫfuð-skáld): n. a ‘head-scald,’ great poet, Fms. vi. 386, Fbr. 116, Edda 49, 154, O. H. L. 57, Geisli 12.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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