Höfðing-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðing-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðing-ligr" (or hǫfðing-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðing-ligr (hǫfðing-ligr)
- adj. princely, noble, magnificent, Fms. vi. 206, vii. 63, ix. 277, Stj. 207, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðing-ligr may be more accurately written as hǫfðing-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)