Höfuðbiskup
Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðbiskupMeaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðbiskup" (or hǫfuðbiskup) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- höfuðbiskup (hǫfuðbiskup)
- höfuðbiskup, m. Ypperstepræst; hundheið-inn höfuðbiskup (= lat. pontifex om-nium illorum idolorum Cod. Apocr.N. T. (Hamburg 1703) S. 5757) Effesi-borgar, er Aristodimus hét Post. 48432.
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, höfuðbiskup may be more accurately written as hǫfuðbiskup.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛒᛁᛋᚴᚢᛕ
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:
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.
- S.
- Side.