Höfuðóðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðóðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðóðr" (or hǫfuðóðr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðóðr (hǫfuðóðr): höfuðóðr, adj. forstyrret i Hovedet, =höfuðœrr. Heilag. I, 28636.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚮᚦᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.