Lands-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-höfðingi

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

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

lands-höfðingi (lands-hǫfðingi): a, m. the ‘land-ruler,’ great chief of the land, Hkr. i. 261, Fms. xi. 266, Sks. 603, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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