Höfuðeyzla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðeyzla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðeyzla" (or hǫfuðeyzla) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðeyzla (hǫfuðeyzla): höfuðeyzla, f. stor, fuldstændig Forødelse;sturlast gózin svá, at í höfuðeyzlu stendrhvatvitna Mar. 29929.

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, höfuðeyzla may be more accurately written as hǫfuðeyzla.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚽᛦᛋᛚᛆ
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.