Höfuðmerki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðmerki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðmerki" (or hǫfuðmerki) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðmerki (hǫfuðmerki): höfuðmerki, n. 1) hvad der især er atmærke, er mærkeligt ved noget; þessieru höfuðmerki til hvers dags: drótt-insdagr er fyrstr upphafsdagr veraldar-vistar, gékk þá noe or örk eptir flóðRimb. 48 a34 (210). 2) Hovedbanner, detfornemste Banner (merki 2). Klm. 15819.25323.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðmerki may be more accurately written as hǫfuðmerki.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛘᚽᚱᚴᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

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