Höfuð-gerð
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-gerð
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-gerð" (or hǫfuð-gerð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-gerð (hǫfuð-gerð)
- f. (Dan. hoved-gjerde), the head of a bedstead, Mar.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-gerð may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-gerð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚴᛁᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)