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.)