Höfuðundr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðundr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðundr" (or hǫfuðundr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðundr (hǫfuðundr)
höfuðundr, n. stort mærkværdigt Vidunder. Heilag. II, 2716.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚢᚿᚦᚱ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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