Höfuð-skepna

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skepna

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

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

höfuð-skepna (hǫfuð-skepna): u, f. a ‘head-creation,’ prime element, Bs. i. 145, Skálda 174, 175, Barl. 131, Eluc. 8; himnarnir munu forganga með stórum brestum, en höfuðskepnurnar bráðna, 2 Pet. iii. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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