Vín-höfigr

Old Norse Dictionary - vín-höfigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vín-höfigr" (or vín-hǫfigr)

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

vín-höfigr (vín-hǫfigr)
adj. heavy with wine, of a goblet, Akv. 34.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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