Loðinhöfði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - loðinhöfði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "loðinhöfði" (or loðinhǫfði) in Norwegian.

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

loðinhöfði (loðinhǫfði)
loðinhöfði, adj. rig paa Haar i Hovedet; Ásbjörn loðinhöfði Vápnf. 619.

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, loðinhöfði may be more accurately written as loðinhǫfði.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᚦᛁᚿᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁ
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.
f.
Feminin.

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