Definitions
Definitions
1 höfðingja-ætt hǫfðingja-ætt
f. noble extraction, high birth, Magn. 466, Sks. 616.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
höfðingja-ætt
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "höfðingja-ætt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).