Höfuð-skömm
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skömm
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-skömm" (or hǫfuð-skǫmm)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-skömm (hǫfuð-skǫmm)
- f. a chief shame, scandal, Fms. vi. 262, Al. 147.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-skömm may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-skǫmm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᚢᛘᛘ
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:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)