Höfuð-vél
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-vél
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-vél" (or hǫfuð-vél)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-vél (hǫfuð-vél)
- f. a chief device, Sks. 528, 633.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-vél may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-vél.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚢᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)