Laus-höfðaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - laus-höfðaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "laus-höfðaðr" (or laus-hǫfðaðr) in English.

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

laus-höfðaðr (laus-hǫfðaðr)
adj. loose-headed, false, Róm. 161.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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