Höfuð-stjarna
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-stjarnaMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-stjarna" (or hǫfuð-stjarna) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-stjarna (hǫfuð-stjarna)
- u, f. a chief star, Rb. 440.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-stjarna may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-stjarna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛏᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)