Hovedsvær

Old Danish Dictionary - hovedsvær

Meaning of Old Danish word "Hovedsvær", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Hovedsvær can mean:

  • no. hoved- hud; forbandhet skwl the wære i hvor, i howudswere, i hyndhe, i howedskall. Khist. Saml. VI. 464; Moth. Smlgn, isl. hofudsvårdr og svær(d) udf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚠᚽᚦᛋᚠᛅᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

isl.
islandsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.

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