Höfuð-rót

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-rót

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-rót" (or hǫfuð-rót)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

höfuð-rót (hǫfuð-rót)
f., botan. rose-root, a kind of sedum.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-rót may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-rót.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚱᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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