Höfuð-blót
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-blót
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-blót" (or hǫfuð-blót)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-blót (hǫfuð-blót)
- n. the chief sacrifice, Hkr. ii. 97, Rb. 412.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-blót may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-blót.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᛚᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)