Höfuðfagr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðfagr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðfagr" (or hǫfuðfagr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðfagr (hǫfuðfagr): höfuðfagr, adj. begavet med et vakkertHoved; om Hest: Klm. 42623.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚠᛆᚵᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.