Definitions
Definitions
1 höfuð-gjarnt hǫfuð-gjarnt
n. adj. fatal, dangerous to one’s life; at honum mundi h. verða, Fb iii. 550; segir mér svá hugr um, at h. (höfuðgrant, Ed.) verði nokkurum vina Páls, ef …, Sturl. i. 104.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
höfuð-gjarnt
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "höfuð-gjarnt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).