Höfuðgersimi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgersimi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgersimi" (or hǫfuðgersimi) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðgersimi (hǫfuðgersimi)
höfuðgersimi, f. særdeles kostbart Kleno-die. Fris. 13710.

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, höfuðgersimi may be more accurately written as hǫfuðgersimi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᚽᚱᛋᛁᛘᛁ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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