Sveitar-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - sveitar-höfðingi

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

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

sveitar-höfðingi (sveitar-hǫfðingi): a, m. the captain of a sveit (I. 1), Eg. 272, 280, Ó. H. 205, Fms. vii. 259, Orkn. 476.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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