Höfuð-nauðsyn
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-nauðsyn
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-nauðsyn" (or hǫfuð-nauðsyn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-nauðsyn (hǫfuð-nauðsyn)
- f. high need, Ld. 296, Fms. ix. 509, Karl. 140.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-nauðsyn may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-nauðsyn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚾᛅᚢᚦᛋᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)