Höfuðband

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðband

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðband" (or hǫfuðband) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðband (hǫfuðband): höfuðband, n. Baand som bæres om Ho-vedet (band um höfuð Herv. 32822;jvf gullhlað 6 1ste Bind S. 662 b ognht. hauptband DWb. V, 236928 fgg); guller kennt til höfuðbands Fullu SE. I,3467 jvf 11413.

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, höfuðband may be more accurately written as hǫfuðband.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛒᛆᚿᚦ
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.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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