Höfuð-list
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-list
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-list" (or hǫfuð-list)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-list (hǫfuð-list)
- f. = höfuðiþrótt, Sks. 633.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-list may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-list.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛚᛁᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)