Höfuðstolpi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðstolpi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðstolpi" (or hǫfuðstolpi) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðstolpi (hǫfuðstolpi)
höfuðstolpi, m. Hovedstøtte; í mínu her-bergi eru sjau höfuðstolpar, þeir ersamantengja allt hvalf með góðri þekjuKgs. 13830.

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, höfuðstolpi may be more accurately written as hǫfuðstolpi.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛏᚮᛚᛕᛁ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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