Járnhöfuð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - járnhöfuð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "járnhöfuð" (or járnhǫfuð) in Norwegian.

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

járnhöfuð (járnhǫfuð): járnhöfuð, n. Hoved af Jern. Heilag. I,34437.

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, járnhöfuð may be more accurately written as járnhǫfuð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚱᚿᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
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.