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.)