- nautshöfuð (nautshǫfuð)
- nautshöfuð, n. Ko- eller Oxehoved; þeirMelamenn börðu þik sem nautshöfuðGrett. 8829.
Part of speech: n
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, nautshöfuð may be more accurately written as nautshǫfuð.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚢᛏᛋᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.