Höfuðefni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðefni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðefni" (or hǫfuðefni) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðefni (hǫfuðefni): höfuðefni, n. = höfuðskepna 2. Anal.22028. 13.

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, höfuðefni may be more accurately written as hǫfuðefni.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚽᚠᚿᛁ
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.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary