Yfir-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-höfðingi

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

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

yfir-höfðingi (yfir-hǫfðingi)
a, m. an over-captain, great chief, Fms. v. 246.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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