Hríshöfði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hríshöfði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hríshöfði" (or hríshǫfði) in Norwegian.

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

hríshöfði (hríshǫfði): hríshöfði, m. = sv. rishofþi (dvs. Sønsom er avlet af fredløs Fader i Sam-leie med sin Ægtehustru Schlyter 513 b,altsaa = hrísungr, hrísbítr s. 6063 fgg;jvf Olai Verelii Index lingvæ veterisScytho-Scandicæ s. 20836 fgg); kun iStedsnavnet Ríshöfðarjóðr (en HjarteimsKirke i Elfarsyslu prófastadœmi tilhø-rende Jordeiendom) EJb. 34130. Jvf.hesthöfði.

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, hríshöfði may be more accurately written as hríshǫfði.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᛁᛋᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁ
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.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.