Höfuðdul

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðdul

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðdul" (or hǫfuðdul) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðdul (hǫfuðdul): höfuðdul, f. vildfarende Indbildning, somer af megen Betydenhed. Post. 62011.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðdul may be more accurately written as hǫfuðdul.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚦᚢᛚ
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:

f.: Feminin.