Höfðing-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðing-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðing-skapr" (or hǫfðing-skapr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðing-skapr (hǫfðing-skapr)
- m. power, dominion, Sturl. i. 213, Sks. 610, Fms. xi. 205: authority, prestige, Nj. 33, 266: liberality, magnificence, Fms. vii. 65.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðing-skapr may be more accurately written as hǫfðing-skapr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
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:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)