Höfuð-gjöf
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-gjöf
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-gjöf" (or hǫfuð-gjǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-gjöf (hǫfuð-gjǫf)
- f. a capital gift, Sks. 609, 738.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-gjöf may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-gjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚴᛁᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)