Höfuð-verkr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-verkr

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

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

höfuð-verkr (hǫfuð-verkr)
m. head-ache, Bs. i. 179, 183, 253, Lækn. 471.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Lækn.
Lækninga-bók. (H. V.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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