Höfuðnafn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðnafn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðnafn" (or hǫfuðnafn) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðnafn (hǫfuðnafn)
höfuðnafn, n. væsentligt, mærkeligt Navn; enn ero /ao/nnor hofoþnöfn á þessomstjörnom, þau er viþ þær voro kenderdagar í hverre viko at heiþno taleRimb. 64 b32 (397).

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, höfuðnafn may be more accurately written as hǫfuðnafn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚿᛆᚠᚿ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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