Ríshöfði
Old Norwegian Dictionary - ríshöfðiMeaning of Old Norwegian word "ríshöfði" (or ríshǫfði) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- ríshöfði (ríshǫfði)
- ríshöfði, m. som i svenske Love betegner et Barn, som Faderen, medens han var iútlegð, har avlet med sin Hustru (seSchlyter 513b) forekommer i det norskeStedsnavn ríshöfðarjóðr EJb. 34136.
Part of speech: m
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ríshöfði may be more accurately written as ríshǫfði.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᛋᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁ
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.