Höfuðvinr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðvinr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðvinr" (or hǫfuðvinr) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðvinr (hǫfuðvinr)
höfuðvinr, m. god, fortrolig, trofast Ven. Flat. III, 3631. 4423. 11825; Post. 10425;Klm. 36330.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚠᛁᚿᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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