Höfðingja-veldi
Old Norse Dictionary - höfðingja-veldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfðingja-veldi" (or hǫfðingja-veldi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfðingja-veldi (hǫfðingja-veldi)
- n. power, empire, rule, Rb. 374, 655 xiv. 3.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfðingja-veldi may be more accurately written as hǫfðingja-veldi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᚢᛁᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)