Höfuð-svími
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-svímiMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-svími" (or hǫfuð-svími) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-svími (hǫfuð-svími)
- a, m. dizziness in the head.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-svími may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-svími.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚢᛁᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.