Höfuð-ærsl

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ærsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-ærsl" (or hǫfuð-ærsl)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

höfuð-ærsl (hǫfuð-ærsl)
n. pl. = höfuðórar, Sks. 703.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-ærsl may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-ærsl.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛅᚱᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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