Höfuð-leðr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-leðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-leðr" (or hǫfuð-leðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-leðr (hǫfuð-leðr)
- n. the head-piece of a bridle, Bs. i. 314.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-leðr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-leðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛚᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)