Höfðingja-efni
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-efni
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-efni" (or hǫfðingja-efni)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðingja-efni (hǫfðingja-efni)
- n.; gott h., Nj. 174.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðingja-efni may be more accurately written as hǫfðingja-efni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛁᚠᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)