Höfuðhetja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðhetja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðhetja" (or hǫfuðhetja) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðhetja (hǫfuðhetja)
höfuðhetja, f. udmærket Kjæmpe, = höfuð-kempa. Fld. II, 2424.

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, höfuðhetja may be more accurately written as hǫfuðhetja.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚼᚽᛏᛁᛆ
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.

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