Höfuðdjöfull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðdjöfull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðdjöfull" (or hǫfuðdjǫfull) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðdjöfull (hǫfuðdjǫfull): höfuðdjöfull, m. en af de fornemste, værsteDjævle, = höfuðfjándi (jvf höfuðengill).Heilag. I, 3495. II, 331.

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, höfuðdjöfull may be more accurately written as hǫfuðdjǫfull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚦᛁᚯᚠᚢᛚᛚ
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.