Hundraðs-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - hundraðs-höfðingi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hundraðs-höfðingi" (or hundraðs-hǫfðingi) in English.

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

hundraðs-höfðingi (hundraðs-hǫfðingi): a, m. a centurion, Stj. 630, n. T., Fms. i. 142, Post. 656 B. 2, Róm. 260. hundraðs-blót, n. a hecatomb, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.