Sauð-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary - sauð-höfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sauð-höfn" (or sauð-hǫfn)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sauð-höfn (sauð-hǫfn)
f. sheep-keeping, Vm. 14, 115.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sauð-höfn may be more accurately written as sauð-hǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᚦ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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