Höfða-tal
Old Norse Dictionary - höfða-tal
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfða-tal" (or hǫfða-tal)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfða-tal (hǫfða-tal)
- n. a ‘tale of heads’ Gþl. 396, Al. 75, Sks. 340.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfða-tal may be more accurately written as hǫfða-tal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛅ-ᛏᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)