Fjórðungs-höfðingi
Old Norse Dictionary - fjórðungs-höfðingi
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjórðungs-höfðingi" (or fjórðungs-hǫfðingi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjórðungs-höfðingi (fjórðungs-hǫfðingi)
- a, m. a Tetrarch, N. T.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjórðungs-höfðingi may be more accurately written as fjórðungs-hǫfðingi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚦᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. T.
- New Testament.