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.)