Höfuð-steypa
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-steypa
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-steypa" (or hǫfuð-steypa)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-steypa (hǫfuð-steypa)
- u, f., fara höfuðsteypu, to be overset, Fas. i. 272.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-steypa may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-steypa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛏᛁᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)