Definitions
Definitions
1 höfuðs-maðr hǫfuðs-maðr
m. a head-man, chief, leader, Fms. x. 40, xi. 243, Hkr. i. 139; in Icel. in the 16th and 17th centuries this was the title of the governor, see hirðstjóri.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
höfuðs-maðr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "höfuðs-maðr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).