Sexhöfðaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sexhöfðaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sexhöfðaðr" (or sexhǫfðaðr) in Norwegian.

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

sexhöfðaðr (sexhǫfðaðr)
sexhöfðaðr, adj. som har sex Hoveder; fótrvið fœti gat ins fróða jötuns sexhöfð-aðan son Vafþr. 33 (Munch læser sér-höfðaðan).

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, sexhöfðaðr may be more accurately written as sexhǫfðaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᛋᚼᚯᚠᚦᛆᚦᚱ
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.

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