höfðingi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫfðingi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhœvðiɲcɪ/

Noun

höfðingi m (genitive singular höfðingja, nominative plural höfðingjar)

  1. chief, leader, chieftain, head
  2. (in the plural) gentry, upper crust

Declension

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