Höfuðfól

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðfól

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðfól" (or hǫfuðfól) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðfól (hǫfuðfól): höfuðfól, n. Mestertaabe; þú ert höfuð-fól allra fóla El. 453.

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, höfuðfól may be more accurately written as hǫfuðfól.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚠᚮᛚ
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