Höfuð-borg
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-borg
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-borg" (or hǫfuð-borg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-borg (hǫfuð-borg)
- f. a ‘head-burgh,’ metropolis, Fms. i. 101, Rb. 398.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-borg may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-borg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)