Konungs-höfn
Old Norse Dictionary - konungs-höfn
Meaning of Old Norse word "konungs-höfn" (or konungs-hǫfn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- konungs-höfn (konungs-hǫfn)
- f. a king’s haven, Fbr. 122, Fms. ix. 447.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, konungs-höfn may be more accurately written as konungs-hǫfn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)