Höfuð-skepna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-skepna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-skepna (hǫfuð-skepna)

u, f. a ‘head-creation,’ prime element, Bs. i. 145, Skálda 174, 175, Barl. 131, Eluc. 8; himnarnir munu forganga með stórum brestum, en höfuðskepnurnar bráðna, 2 Pet. iii. 10.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᛋᚴᛁᛒᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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