Höfuðbita-rúm
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuðbita-rúm
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuðbita-rúm" (or hǫfuðbita-rúm)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuðbita-rúm (hǫfuðbita-rúm)
- n. the place of the h., n. G. L. i. 335.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðbita-rúm may be more accurately written as hǫfuðbita-rúm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦᛒᛁᛏᛅ-ᚱᚢᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)