Höfuðætt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðætt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðætt" (or hǫfuðætt) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðætt (hǫfuðætt)
höfuðætt, f. = höfuðátt. Fris. 2532;Post. 5604; Bp. II, 8119.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛅᛏᛏ
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:

f.
Feminin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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