Höfuð-þyngsl

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-þyngsl

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

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

höfuð-þyngsl (hǫfuð-þyngsl)
n. pl. heaviness in the head.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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