Höfðadýna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðadýna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðadýna" (or hǫfðadýna) in Norwegian.

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

höfðadýna (hǫfðadýna): höfðadýna, f. Hovedpude fyldt med Dun. Bolt. 16810.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᚦᛦᚿᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

n.: Neutrum.