Kamphöfði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kamphöfði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kamphöfði" (or kamphǫfði) in Norwegian.

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

kamphöfði (kamphǫfði)
kamphöfði, m. kaldtes et vist mikit staupsvá sem mannshöfuð Fsk. 17425.

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, kamphöfði may be more accurately written as kamphǫfði.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛘᛕᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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