Höfuð-þyngsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-þyngsl" (or hǫfuð-þyngsl)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

höfuð-þyngsl (hǫfuð-þyngsl)

n. pl. heaviness in the head.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-þyngsl may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-þyngsl.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚦᚢᚾᚴᛋᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements