Kamp-höfði

Old Norse Dictionary - kamp-höfði

Meaning of Old Norse word "kamp-höfði" (or kamp-hǫfði) in English.

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

kamp-höfði (kamp-hǫfði)
a, m. a ‘whisker-head,’ Fagrsk. § 174, v. 1. knapp-höfði, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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