Höfga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

að, to make heavy, weight, Greg. 80; þeir höfgaðu hirzlur þeirra með grjóti, 656 B. 1.

II. impers., e-m höfgar, to become heavy, sleepy, Fas. iii. 526, Bs. i. 354: with acc., 369.

III. reflex. to grow heavy, increase, 655 vii. 4.

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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