Höfðingjabragð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðingjabragð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðingjabragð" (or hǫfðingjabragð) in Norwegian.

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

höfðingjabragð (hǫfðingjabragð): höfðingjabragð, n. Gjerning, Adfærd, Ud-seende, Optræden som egner sig for enHøvding, hvorved man viser sig som saa-dan; Hermundr var vinsælli (nl. af deto Brødre) ok hafði höfðingjabragð ásér Gunl. 4 (2041).

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, höfðingjabragð may be more accurately written as hǫfðingjabragð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆᛒᚱᛆᚵᚦ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

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