Höfuð-baugr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-baugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-baugr" (or hǫfuð-baugr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-baugr (hǫfuð-baugr)
- m. the head-ring, in weregild. see baugr, a law term in Grág. ii. 171.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-baugr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-baugr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᛅᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)