Munns-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary - munns-höfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "munns-höfn" (or munns-hǫfn) in English.

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

munns-höfn (munns-hǫfn)
f. (655 xii. 3), mod. munnsöfnuðr, m. language; íllr m., bad language, swearing and the like.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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