Héraðs-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Héraðs-höfðingi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 héraðs-höfðingi (héraðs-hǫfðingi)

a, m. a chieftain, = goði (q. v.), Eb. 156, Fs. 80; cp. yfirmaðr héraðs, 4.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚱᛅᛏᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛁᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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