Höfuð-órar
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-órar
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-órar" (or hǫfuð-órar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-órar (hǫfuð-órar)
- f. pl., medic. delirium, Sks. 703, Post. 656 C. 11, Mirm. ch. 20.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-órar may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-órar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚢᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mirm.
- Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)