Höfuðveizla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðveizla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðveizla" (or hǫfuðveizla) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðveizla (hǫfuðveizla): höfuðveizla, f. stort, anseligt Gjestebud;þrjár höfuðveizlur hélt hann á hverjuári, jólaboð, miðsvetrar ok at páskumFm. XI, 42211.

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, höfuðveizla may be more accurately written as hǫfuðveizla.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚠᚽᛁᛋᛚᛆ
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.

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