Sleðahöfuð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sleðahöfuð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sleðahöfuð" (or sleðahǫfuð) in Norwegian.

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

sleðahöfuð (sleðahǫfuð): sleðahöfuð, n. Slædemeiens fremste Ende;þá hlaupa niðr sleðahöfuðin, þvíatsteinninn þrýstir fast at Mar. 63620 jvf 7 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, sleðahöfuð may be more accurately written as sleðahǫfuð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛚᚽᚦᛆᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
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:

fg.: følgende.

n.: Neutrum.