Höfuð-tunga

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-tunga

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

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

höfuð-tunga (hǫfuð-tunga)
u, f. a chief language, Edda (pref.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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