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.)
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