Höfuðkennimaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðkennimaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðkennimaðr" (or hǫfuðkennimaðr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðkennimaðr (hǫfuðkennimaðr): höfuðkennimaðr, m. udmærket, anselig Prest; þeir urðu síðan margir höfuð-kennimenn, en tveir vóru biskupir afþeim Bp. I, 15329.

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, höfuðkennimaðr may be more accurately written as hǫfuðkennimaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚴᚽᚿᚿᛁᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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