Höfuðbœli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðbœli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðbœli" (or hǫfuðbœli) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðbœli (hǫfuðbœli): höfuðbœli, n. 1) = höfuðból. Landsl.6, 320. 2) = höfuðbœr 1. Fsk. 726.

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, höfuðbœli may be more accurately written as hǫfuðbœli.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛒᚯᛚᛁ
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.