Höfuð-spekingr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-spekingr

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

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

höfuð-spekingr (hǫfuð-spekingr)
m. a great, wise man, Sks. 14.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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