Höfuð-spekingr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-spekingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-spekingr" (or hǫfuð-spekingr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-spekingr (hǫfuð-spekingr)
- m. a great, wise man, Sks. 14.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-spekingr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-spekingr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛒᛁᚴᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)