Höfuð-þváttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-þváttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-þváttr (hǫfuð-þváttr)

m. head-washing, Lv. 84, Vígl. 30.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-þᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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