Höfuð-mundr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-mundr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-mundr" (or hǫfuð-mundr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-mundr (hǫfuð-mundr)
- m. head-money, blood-money, for the slaying of an outlaw, Sturl. ii. 2.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-mundr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-mundr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛘᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)