Arn-höfði
Old Norse Dictionary - arn-höfði
Meaning of Old Norse word "arn-höfði" (or arn-hǫfði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- arn-höfði (arn-hǫfði)
- a, m. eagle-head, a name of Odin, Edda (Gl.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, arn-höfði may be more accurately written as arn-hǫfði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚾ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)