Höfuð-þváttr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-þváttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-þváttr" (or hǫfuð-þváttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-þváttr (hǫfuð-þváttr)
- m. head-washing, Lv. 84, Vígl. 30.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-þváttr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-þváttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚦᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)