Höfðahlutr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðahlutr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðahlutr" (or hǫfðahlutr) in Norwegian.

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

höfðahlutr (hǫfðahlutr)
höfðahlutr, m. Overkroppen, den øvre Del af det menneskelige Legeme, den hvortilHovedet hører, mods. fótahlutr, = höfuð-hlutr; tók Egill undir höfðahlut Skalla-gríms, en aðrir tóku fótahlutinn, báruþeir hann um þvert húsit ok svá út(nL. til det Sted, hvor han skulde begra- ves) Eg. 61 (1405); ef þú sér, at eksit við höfðahlut (= við höfðalag L.108, mods. við fótahlut L. 104) Æf.78116.

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, höfðahlutr may be more accurately written as hǫfðahlutr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᚼᛚᚢᛏᚱ
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.
L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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