Höfuð-víti
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-vítiMeaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-víti" (or hǫfuð-víti) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-víti (hǫfuð-víti)
- n. capital punishment, Sturl. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-víti may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-víti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚢᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)