Höfuð-skömm

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skömm

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

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

höfuð-skömm (hǫfuð-skǫmm)
f. a chief shame, scandal, Fms. vi. 262, Al. 147.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᚢᛘᛘ
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:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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