Sex-höfðaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sex-höfðaðr

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

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

sex-höfðaðr (sex-hǫfðaðr)
adj. six-headed, of a monster, Vþm. (Bugge).

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛋ-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:

Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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