Höfuðsynd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðsynd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðsynd" (or hǫfuðsynd) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðsynd (hǫfuðsynd): höfuðsynd, f. Kardinalsynd, en af de (7)største, groveste Synder, = höfuðlýti.Str. 4315; Stat. 25513. 2583. 29529; vérskulum ok forðast 7 höfuðsyndir, sósem er drambvísi (&vl drambsemi),ágirnd (&vl reiði vanstilt), líkams losta-semi útan hjúnskaps, hatir (dvs. hatr),ofneytla matar ok drykkjar, afund, okleti til guðs þjónustu Stat. 28524.

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, höfuðsynd may be more accurately written as hǫfuðsynd.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᛦᚿᚦ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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