Höfuð-firn
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-firn
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-firn" (or hǫfuð-firn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-firn (hǫfuð-firn)
- f. a great scandal, Fb. iii. 327.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-firn may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-firn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚠᛁᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)