Höfuð-faldr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-faldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-faldr" (or hǫfuð-faldr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-faldr (hǫfuð-faldr)
- m. = höfuðdúkr, Str. 82.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-faldr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-faldr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚠᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)