Höfuð-kennimaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-kennimaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-kennimaðr" (or hǫfuð-kennimaðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-kennimaðr (hǫfuð-kennimaðr)
- m. a great clerk or scholar, ecclesiastic, Bs. i. 153.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-kennimaðr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-kennimaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)