Höfðingja-ætt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfðingja-ætt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfðingja-ætt (hǫfðingja-ætt)

f. noble extraction, high birth, Magn. 466, Sks. 616.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛅᛏᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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