Mannshöfuð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannshöfuð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannshöfuð" (or mannshǫfuð) in Norwegian.

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

mannshöfuð (mannshǫfuð)
mannshöfuð, n. Menneskehoved. Fm. X,2802; Eids. 1, 12; mannahöfuð n. pl.dvs. Menneskehoveder. Nj. 158 (27526).

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, mannshöfuð may be more accurately written as mannshǫfuð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᛋᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
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.
n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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