Höfuð-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-lauss" (or hǫfuð-lauss)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-lauss (hǫfuð-lauss)
- adj. headless, without a head, Nj. 203, Fær. 185, Stj. 93, Rb. 344: without a leader, Fær. 169, Fms. viii. 264; h. herr, ix. 253; dauðr er höfuðlaus herr, a saying.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-lauss may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-lauss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)