Höfuðstafr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðstafr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðstafr" (or hǫfuðstafr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðstafr (hǫfuðstafr)
höfuðstafr, m. 1) Initialbogstav, stor Bog-stav, Majuskel. SE. II, 303. 10. 18. 402. 4. 9;DN. XI, 738. 2) Bogstav som ikke kanforekomme andetsteds end i Begyndelsenaf en Stavelse. SE. II, 4811. 3) Rim-bogstav som efter Verskunstens Reglerbegynder anden Linje af hver vísufjórð-ungr og ræðr kveðandi SE. I, 59612jvf 6688. II, 1503; Hátt. II, 127.

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, höfuðstafr may be more accurately written as hǫfuðstafr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛏᛆᚠᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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