Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
höfuð-skepna
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "höfuð-skepna" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).