Höfuð-bær
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-bær
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-bær" (or hǫfuð-bær)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-bær (hǫfuð-bær)
- m. = höfuðbúl, Fms. x. 265, xi. 422.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-bær may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-bær.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)