Höfuð-engill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-engill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-engill (hǫfuð-engill)

m. an archangel, Nj. 157, Hom. 133.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᛁᚾᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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