Blóðug-hófi
Old Norse Dictionary - blóðug-hófi
Meaning of Old Norse word "blóðug-hófi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blóðug-hófi
- a, m. the name of a mythical steed, Edda; cp. the O. H. G. lay or charm, ‘Phol ende Wodan,’ etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦᚢᚴ-ᚼᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)