Yfir-höfðingi
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-höfðingi
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-höfðingi" (or yfir-hǫfðingi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-höfðingi (yfir-hǫfðingi)
- a, m. an over-captain, great chief, Fms. v. 246.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, yfir-höfðingi may be more accurately written as yfir-hǫfðingi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚠᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)