Höfuð-ból
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ból
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-ból" (or hǫfuð-ból)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-ból (hǫfuð-ból)
- n. a manor, domain, Gþl. 233, n. G. l. i. 43, Fms. x. 393.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-ból may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-ból.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)