Fjórðungshöfðingi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjórðungshöfðingi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fjórðungshöfðingi" (or fjórðungshǫfðingi) in Norwegian.

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

fjórðungshöfðingi (fjórðungshǫfðingi)
fjórðungshöfðingi, m. Fjerdingsfyrste, lat.tetrarcha. Gyð. 6811 (jvf Luc. 3, 1).

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, fjórðungshöfðingi may be more accurately written as fjórðungshǫfðingi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚮᚱᚦᚢᚿᚵᛋᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛁ
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:

a.
accusativ.
c.
Capitel.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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