Höfuð-tíund

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-tíund

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

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

höfuð-tíund (hǫfuð-tíund)
f. a tithe from stock or investment, opp. to áváxtar-t., that on interest, K. Á. 58, N. G. L. i. 346.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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