Höfuð-snauðr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-snauðrMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-snauðr" (or hǫfuð-snauðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-snauðr (hǫfuð-snauðr)
- adj. headless, Bjarn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-snauðr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-snauðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚾᛅᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)