Höfðalopt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðalopt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðalopt" (or hǫfðalopt) in Norwegian.

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

höfðalopt (hǫfðalopt): höfðalopt, n.? höfðaloptit með klefa oktveim undirbúðum Dn. VI, 8441.

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, höfðalopt may be more accurately written as hǫfðalopt.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᛚᚮᛕᛏ
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.