Höfuðskáld

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðskáld

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðskáld" (or hǫfuðskáld) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðskáld (hǫfuðskáld): höfuðskáld, n. paa Grund af sin Dygtig-hed fremragende og anseet Digter (skáld).SE. I, 22410. 23017; OHm. 578; Flat.II, 19920.

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, höfuðskáld may be more accurately written as hǫfuðskáld.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᚴᛆᛚᚦ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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