Höfuðbita-rúm

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuðbita-rúm

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuðbita-rúm" (or hǫfuðbita-rúm) in English.

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

höfuðbita-rúm (hǫfuðbita-rúm)
n. the place of the h., n. G. L. i. 335.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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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