Blóthöfðingi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - blóthöfðingi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "blóthöfðingi" (or blóthǫfðingi) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

blóthöfðingi (blóthǫfðingi)
blóthöfðingi, m. en af de fornemste blót-menn. Heilag. I, 5834 jvf 56030. 6141.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, blóthöfðingi may be more accurately written as blóthǫfðingi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᚮᛏᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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