Úhöfðingligr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - úhöfðingligr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "úhöfðingligr" (or úhǫfðingligr) in Norwegian.

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

úhöfðingligr (úhǫfðingligr)
úhöfðingligr, adj. som ikke passer sig for höfðingi; þykki mér ok óhöfðingligtat flýja land mítt at öllu úhreynduIcel. sag. I, 1085.

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, úhöfðingligr may be more accurately written as úhǫfðingligr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚼᚯᚠᚦᛁᚿᚵᛚᛁᚵᚱ
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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