Geldingshöfuð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geldingshöfuð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geldingshöfuð" (or geldingshǫfuð) in Norwegian.

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

geldingshöfuð (geldingshǫfuð): geldingshöfuð, n. Bedehoved, Hoved af geld-ingr 2; svíða geldingahöfuð Þ.stang. 513.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛚᚦᛁᚿᚵᛋᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
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:

n.: Neutrum.