Loðin-höfði
Old Norse Dictionary - loðin-höfði
Meaning of Old Norse word "loðin-höfði" (or loðin-hǫfði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- loðin-höfði (loðin-hǫfði)
- a, m. shaggy head, a nickname, Vápn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, loðin-höfði may be more accurately written as loðin-hǫfði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚦᛁᚾ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)