Höfuð-ráðgjafi
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-ráðgjafi
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-ráðgjafi" (or hǫfuð-ráðgjafi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-ráðgjafi (hǫfuð-ráðgjafi)
- a, m. a chief adviser, Barl. 109, Fms. ix. 293.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-ráðgjafi may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-ráðgjafi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚱᛅᚦᚴᛁᛅᚠᛁ
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:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)