Tírar-höfuð
Old Norse Dictionary - tírar-höfuðMeaning of Old Norse word "tírar-höfuð" (or tírar-hǫfuð) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tírar-höfuð (tírar-hǫfuð)
- n. an illustrious head.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tírar-höfuð may be more accurately written as tírar-hǫfuð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚱᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.