Ormshöfuð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ormshöfuð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ormshöfuð" (or ormshǫfuð) in Norwegian.

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

ormshöfuð (ormshǫfuð)
ormshöfuð, n. Ormehoved; halar þessarradýra vóru þrikvislaðir allir með orms-höfðum ok beygðust allir sem önglarat slíta þær sálur, er þau fœddu (=lat. in caudis autem suis cedem bestiemultos habebant aculeos, qui quasihami retro retorti ipsa, e quibus exi-bant, pungebant corpora) Heilag. I, 3451(Visio Tnugdali ed. O. Schade S. 1129 fg).

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, ormshöfuð may be more accurately written as ormshǫfuð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᛘᛋᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
S.
Side.

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