Höfðingja-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-lauss" (or hǫfðingja-lauss)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðingja-lauss (hǫfðingja-lauss)
- adj. chiefless, Fms. i. 220, vii. 182.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðingja-lauss may be more accurately written as hǫfðingja-lauss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)