Höfuð-konungr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-konungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-konungr" (or hǫfuð-konungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-konungr (hǫfuð-konungr)
- m. a sovereign king, Fas. ii. 11, Edda (pref.), Karl. 410.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-konungr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-konungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pref.
- preface.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)