Ormshöfuð
Old Norwegian Dictionary - ormshöfuðMeaning 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.