1 höfuð-bani (hǫfuð-bani)
a, m. (and höfuðs-bani), ‘head’s-bane,’ death, destruction; tunga er h., a saying, Hm. 72, Landn. 307, Edda 73, Nj. 68, 71, Ld. 132, 246.
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Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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