Höfuð-þváttr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-þváttr

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

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

höfuð-þváttr (hǫfuð-þváttr): m. head-washing, Lv. 84, Vígl. 30.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.