Höfuðsmátt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðsmátt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðsmátt" (or hǫfuðsmátt) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðsmátt (hǫfuðsmátt): höfuðsmátt, f. Halsehul, Aabning paa skyrta, kyrtill eller lignende Klædnings-stykke, hvorigjennem man stikker Hovedetud eller op, naar man ifører sig det (=mnt. hovetgat, hovethol Mnd. Wb. II,319 a39. 320 a23; jvf Asbjørnsen og MoeNorske Folkeeventyr Nr. 10 s. 56 fg).Völs. 1255 (c. 20); Grett. 8317; Svarfd.2434; DN. I, 35921. II, 29515; slíkt vítiá konum at skapa fyrir þat (ef værií brókum jafnan sem karlar) á sítthóf sem karlmanni, ef hann hefir höfuð-smátt (svá) mikla, at sjái geirvörturhans berar, brautgangssök hvárttveggjaLaxd. 35 (8914) jvf brautgangshöfuð-smátt.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛘᛆᛏᛏ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

fd.: finlandisk.

Nr.: Nummer.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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