Höfuð-búnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-búnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-búnaðr" (or hǫfuð-búnaðr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

höfuð-búnaðr (hǫfuð-búnaðr)
höfuð-búningr, m. head-gear, Stj. 627, Sks. 225.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-búnaðr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-búnaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛒᚢᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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