Þönguls-höfuð
Old Norse Dictionary - þönguls-höfuð
Meaning of Old Norse word "þönguls-höfuð" (or þǫnguls-hǫfuð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þönguls-höfuð (þǫnguls-hǫfuð)
- n. a tangle-head, as opp. to the stalk, Ld. 324.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þönguls-höfuð may be more accurately written as þǫnguls-hǫfuð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚾᚴᚢᛚᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)