Sels-höfuð

Old Norse Dictionary - sels-höfuð

Meaning of Old Norse word "sels-höfuð" (or sels-hǫfuð) in English.

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

sels-höfuð (sels-hǫfuð)
n. a seal’s head, Eb. 276: Dumnial selshöfuð, a nickname, in a Runic inscription in Ireland, see under mál.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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