Höfuðtíðir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðtíðir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðtíðir" (or hǫfuðtíðir) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðtíðir (hǫfuðtíðir)
höfuðtíðir, f. pl.? eptir höfuðtíðir génguor kirkju allir menn (hvilket svarer tilgfr. quant del muster furent parti et leservise orent oï Lais inédits des 12eet 13e siècles publiés þar fr. Michel (Paris 1836) S. 3315 fg) Str. 4716.

Part of speech: f pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðtíðir may be more accurately written as hǫfuðtíðir.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛏᛁᚦᛁᚱ
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.
fr.
fransk.
pl.
Pluralis.
S.
Side.

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