Höfuð-innihald

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-innihald

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

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

höfuð-innihald (hǫfuð-innihald)
n. chief contents.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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