Höfuðsvíða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðsvíða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðsvíða" (or hǫfuðsvíða) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðsvíða (hǫfuðsvíða)
höfuðsvíða, f. svedet Faarehoved (jvfÞ.stang. 513; Vem. 126. 10; gsv. svidhitgetshufwud Själens tröst 41213); kómufram fyrir þá diskar, en þar ekkiannat á, en höfuðsviður ok fœtr af féþví, er slátrat hafði verit um haustitSturl. I, 1591.

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, höfuðsvíða may be more accurately written as hǫfuðsvíða.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᚠᛁᚦᛆ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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