Höfuð-árr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-árr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-árr" (or hǫfuð-árr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-árr (hǫfuð-árr)
- m. an archangel, Greg. 35, Hom. 145.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-árr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-árr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)