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,l. 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.)
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