Höfuð-synd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfuð-synd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfuð-synd (hǫfuð-synd)

f. a deadly sin, Hom. 33, 74, 671. 17.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᚢᛏ-ᛋᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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