Höfuðspekingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðspekingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðspekingr" (or hǫfuðspekingr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðspekingr (hǫfuðspekingr)
höfuðspekingr, m. fremragende, berømtVismand. Æf. 911; einn höfuðspek-ingr hefir mælt: þat er upphaf spekiat hræðast guð Kgs. 422 (Sirach 1,20); málsnildargjöf hins snarpa Omerieða Maronis höfuðspekinga Heilag. II,7234; = philosophus: einn höfuðspek-ingr, sá er Kraton hét Post. 42040(jvf J. A. Fabricii Cod. apocr. N. T. (Hamb. 1703) s. 35720 eller Cod. apocr.N. T. III, 60724).

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, höfuðspekingr may be more accurately written as hǫfuðspekingr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛕᚽᚴᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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