Höfuðvél

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðvél

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðvél" (or hǫfuðvél) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðvél (hǫfuðvél): höfuðvél, f. 1) fortrinligt Middel til at overliste, overvinde andre Mennesker. Kgs. 11234. 2) = höfuðlist, höfuð-íþrótt. Kgs. 13833; Trist.* 20333.

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, höfuðvél may be more accurately written as hǫfuðvél.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚠᚽᛚ
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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