Höfða-fjöl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfða-fjöl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfða-fjöl (hǫfða-fjǫl)

f. the head-board of a bedstead, Sturl. ii. 50, Fas. i. 489, Fb. ii. 297; opp. to fótafjöl, q. v.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛅ-ᚠᛁᚢᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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