Höfuðloddari

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðloddari

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðloddari" (or hǫfuðloddari) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðloddari (hǫfuðloddari)
höfuðloddari, m. Mesterpiber, loddari somudmærker sig ved Dygtighed i sin Kunstfremfor de fleste. Didr. 14024; jvf densvenske Bearbeidelse S. 97 c. 12434.

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, höfuðloddari may be more accurately written as hǫfuðloddari.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛚᚮᚦᚦᛆᚱᛁ
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:

c.
Capitel.
m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.

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