Höfuð-niðjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-niðjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-niðjar (hǫfuð-niðjar)

m. pl. the head-kinsmen, agnates, = hofuðbarmsmenn, Bragi, Gkv. 3. 5.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᚾᛁᛏᛁᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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