Höfuð-skörungr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skörungr

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

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

höfuð-skörungr (hǫfuð-skǫrungr)
m. a great and noble person, of a woman, Sturl. iii. 6.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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