Höfuðgyðja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðgyðja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðgyðja" (or hǫfuðgyðja) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðgyðja (hǫfuðgyðja): höfuðgyðja, f. en af de fornemste Gud-inder. Post. 48418.

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, höfuðgyðja may be more accurately written as hǫfuðgyðja.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚵᛦᚦᛁᛆ
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.