Höfuð-styrkr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-styrkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-styrkr" (or hǫfuð-styrkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-styrkr (hǫfuð-styrkr)
- m. principal strength, N. G. L. ii. 416.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-styrkr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-styrkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᛋᛏᚢᚱᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)