Höfuðsilfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðsilfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðsilfr" (or hǫfuðsilfr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðsilfr (hǫfuðsilfr): höfuðsilfr, n. Hovedprydelse af Sølv (jvfhöfuðgull)? Dn. IX, 76117. 19.

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, höfuðsilfr may be more accurately written as hǫfuðsilfr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ
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.