Höfuðgæfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgæfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgæfa" (or hǫfuðgæfa) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðgæfa (hǫfuðgæfa)
höfuðgæfa, f. = höfuðgipta. Flat. II,34134.

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, höfuðgæfa may be more accurately written as hǫfuðgæfa.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᛅᚠᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.

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