Höfuð-ráð
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ráð
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-ráð" (or hǫfuð-ráð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-ráð (hǫfuð-ráð)
- n. a head-council, chief council, Gþl. 6l, Fms. viii. 438, ix. 240.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-ráð may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-ráð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚱᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)