Höfuð-skörungr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-skörungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-skörungr" (or hǫfuð-skǫrungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-skörungr (hǫfuð-skǫrungr)
- m. a great and noble person, of a woman, Sturl. iii. 6.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-skörungr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-skǫrungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚢᚾᚴᚱ
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:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)