Höfuð-smátt

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-smátt

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

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

höfuð-smátt (hǫfuð-smátt): (smótt from smjúga), f. [hovud-smotta, Ivar Aasen], an opening for the head, in a coat, Ld. 134, 136, Fas. i. 165, Sæm. 139.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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