Höfuð-benda
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-benda
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-benda" (or hǫfuð-benda)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-benda (hǫfuð-benda)
- u, f. ‘head-rope’ naut. the stays, Bær. 5, Fær. 164, Fas. iii. 118, N. G. L. i. 199, ii. 283, Krók. 59: metaph. a stay, help, Fms. vii. 362, Finnb. 298; fá sér nokkura höfuðbendu, Fms. iv. 79.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-benda may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-benda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- naut.
- nautical.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)