Höfuð-bæli
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-bæli
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-bæli" (or hǫfuð-bæli)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-bæli (hǫfuð-bæli)
- n. = höfuðból, Gþl. 387, Fagrsk. 57.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-bæli may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-bæli.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)