Liðs-höfðingi
Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-höfðingi
Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-höfðingi" (or liðs-hǫfðingi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- liðs-höfðingi (liðs-hǫfðingi)
- a, m. a captain of hosts, Fms. vii. 37.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, liðs-höfðingi may be more accurately written as liðs-hǫfðingi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚦᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)