Höfuð-meistari

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-meistari

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-meistari" (or hǫfuð-meistari)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

höfuð-meistari (hǫfuð-meistari)
a, m. a head-master, Sks. 634, Stj. 564, Bs. ii. 223.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-meistari may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-meistari.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛘᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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