Höfðalægi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðalægi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðalægi" (or hǫfðalægi) in Norwegian.

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

höfðalægi (hǫfðalægi): höfðalægi, n. d. s., húðfatzbæð mín meðhöfðalæghe ok æit huit aaklædhe Dn.IV, 47517.

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, höfðalægi may be more accurately written as hǫfðalægi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᛚᛅᚵᛁ
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.

s.: substantiv.