Höfuð-víti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-víti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-víti (hǫfuð-víti)

n. capital punishment, Sturl. (in a verse).

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᚢᛁᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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