Tor-höfn

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

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

tor-höfn (tor-hǫfn)

f. atrophy, Björn.

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

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