Höfuðgarðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgarðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgarðr" (or hǫfuðgarðr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðgarðr (hǫfuðgarðr)
höfuðgarðr, m. = höfuðborg (jvf garðr6); þar (nl. í Garðaríki) eru þessirhöfuðgarðar Symb. 1020.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᛆᚱᚦᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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