Höfuð-vindr
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-vindr
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-vindr" (or hǫfuð-vindr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-vindr (hǫfuð-vindr)
- m. a wind from one of the cardinal points, Rb. 438.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-vindr may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-vindr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚢᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)