Höfuðkvöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðkvöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðkvöl" (or hǫfuðkvǫl) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðkvöl (hǫfuðkvǫl): höfuðkvöl, f. stor, væsentlig Pine; níu höf-uðkvalar í helvíti þær, sem Augustinussegir þeim öllum búnar, er eigi hræð-ast guð, þat er eldr eilífr, frost o. s. v.Mar. 35028.

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, höfuðkvöl may be more accurately written as hǫfuðkvǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚴᚠᚯᛚ
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.

v.: Verbum.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary