Höfuð-átt
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-átt
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-átt" (or hǫfuð-átt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-átt (hǫfuð-átt)
- f. one of the cardinal points, Rb. 440, Hkr. i. 49.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-átt may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-átt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)