Höfuð-drottning
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-drottning
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-drottning" (or hǫfuð-drottning)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-drottning (hǫfuð-drottning)
- f. a sovereign queen, Sks. 759.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-drottning may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-drottning.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛏᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)