Höfuð-mein
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mein
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-mein" (or hǫfuð-mein)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-mein (hǫfuð-mein)
- n. a boil or sore on the head, Bs. i. 196.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-mein may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-mein.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛘᛁᛁᚾ
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.)