Höfuðsmiðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðsmiðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðsmiðr" (or hǫfuðsmiðr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðsmiðr (hǫfuðsmiðr): höfuðsmiðr, m. Formand, Mester til atudføre et Arbeide, Person som er udrustetmed de Egenskaber, som udkræves tilat kunne være det; þessir váru höfuð-smiðir at kirkjunni í Skálaholti: Árni,er kallaðr var höfuðsmiðr, ok Björnhinn hagi Þorvaldsson, Íllugi Leifssontelgdi ok viði Bp. I, 8131 fg; konungshöfuðsmiðr, er gert hafði skipit okallra var hagastr Fm. X, 3208; var Þ.þá höfuðsmiðr fyrir skipinu þar til, eralgört var Flat. I, 4356 jvf OT. 4023;Flat. I, 43316; sannliga ertu höfuðsmiðr,ok sómir þér konungi at þjóna Post.73035; almáttigr guð, höfuðsmiðr allrahluta Stj. 235; hinn hæsti höfuðsmiðrdvs. Gud, Bp. I, 74422; Flat. II, 951(jvf mht. der smît ûz Oberlande 1steBind s. 715 a32 og Pfeiffers Germania VI, 22118 fgg).

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛘᛁᚦᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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