Höfuð-fetlar

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-fetlar

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

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

höfuð-fetlar (hǫfuð-fetlar)
m. pl. the head-piece of a bridle, Ýt. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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