Höfuðburðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - höfuðburðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "höfuðburðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

höfuðburðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

höfuðburðr
m. ‘bearing of the head’, fig. honour, credit, prestige;
höfuðburðr
e-m er lítill höfuðburðn at e-u, it does him little honour (credit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦᛒᚢᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.

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