Höfðingjadjarfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfðingjadjarfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfðingjadjarfr" (or hǫfðingjadjarfr) in Norwegian.

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

höfðingjadjarfr (hǫfðingjadjarfr): höfðingjadjarfr, adj. frimodig, dristig isin Optræden mod höfðingjar. Fm. VI,20522.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛁᛆᚦᛁᛆᚱᚠᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

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