Höfuð-baugr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-baugr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-baugr (hǫfuð-baugr)

m. the head-ring, in weregild. see baugr, a law term in Grág. ii. 171.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᛒᛅᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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