Langhöfðaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - langhöfðaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "langhöfðaðr" (or langhǫfðaðr) in Norwegian.

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

langhöfðaðr (langhǫfðaðr)
langhöfðaðr, adj. forsynet med langt Hoved; seint kvað at telja - langhöfðuð skipund líðöndom Hund. 1, 24 (jvf höfuð 2).

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚵᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᚦᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.

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