Hofshöfðingi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hofshöfðingi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hofshöfðingi" (or hofshǫfðingi) in Norwegian.

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

hofshöfðingi (hofshǫfðingi): hofshöfðingi, m. Tempelforstander. Post.2224.

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, hofshöfðingi may be more accurately written as hofshǫfðingi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚠᛋᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.