Definitions
Definitions
1 höfuð-prestr hǫfuð-prestr
m. a ‘chief priest,’ the priest of a höfuðkirkja, H. E. i. 474, 655 ii. 1, D. N. passim, N. G. L. i. 378, 390: a chief priest, high priest, N. T.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
höfuð-prestr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "höfuð-prestr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).