Höfðingja-dómr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-dómr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-dómr" (or hǫfðingja-dómr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðingja-dómr (hǫfðingja-dómr)
- m., -dæmi, n. dominion, power, Stj. 85, 226, Barl. 169, Hom. 2.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðingja-dómr may be more accurately written as hǫfðingja-dómr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛏᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)