Höfuðbein

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðbein

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðbein" (or hǫfuðbein) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðbein (hǫfuðbein)
höfuðbein, n. et af de i Hovedet værendeeller dertil hørende Ben. Fm. VI, 304;Flóam. 34 (1604); Bp. I, 1784.

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, höfuðbein may be more accurately written as hǫfuðbein.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛒᚽᛁᚿ
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.
n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.

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