Nes-höfði
Old Norse Dictionary - nes-höfði
Meaning of Old Norse word "nes-höfði" (or nes-hǫfði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nes-höfði (nes-hǫfði)
- a, m. a headland, Fms. iii. 44.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nes-höfði may be more accurately written as nes-hǫfði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁ
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.)