Höfuðgull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgull" (or hǫfuðgull) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðgull (hǫfuðgull)
höfuðgull, n. Hovedprydelse af Guld (mnt.hovetgolt Mnd. Wb. II, 319 b41; jvffingrgull). Mar. 33515; Ridd. 6414;Post. 51318; Stj. 39632; Bp. II, 14216.

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, höfuðgull may be more accurately written as hǫfuðgull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᚢᛚᛚ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.

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