Höfuð-stólpi
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-stólpi
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-stólpi" (or hǫfuð-stólpi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-stólpi (hǫfuð-stólpi)
- a, m. a chief girder, Sks. 633.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-stólpi may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-stólpi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛏᚢᛚᛒᛁ
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.)