Höfuð-mikill
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mikill
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-mikill" (or hǫfuð-mikill)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-mikill (hǫfuð-mikill)
- adj. big-headed, Bárð. 165.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-mikill may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-mikill.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛘᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)