Þófa-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - þófa-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þófa-höttr" (or þófa-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þófa-höttr (þófa-hǫttr)
- m. a felt hood, Fms. iv. 76, ix. 445, Nj. 179.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þófa-höttr may be more accurately written as þófa-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚠᛅ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)