Höfuð-veizla
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-veizla
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-veizla" (or hǫfuð-veizla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-veizla (hǫfuð-veizla)
- u, f. a chief banquet, Fms. xi. 422.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-veizla may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-veizla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)