Yfir-hökull
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-hökullMeaning of Old Norse word "yfir-hökull" (or yfir-hǫkull) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-hökull (yfir-hǫkull)
- m. an over-mantle, a surplice, Ám. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, yfir-hökull may be more accurately written as yfir-hǫkull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)