Höfða-lag

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfða-lag

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfða-lag (hǫfða-lag)

n. the head of a bedstead, Fas. iii. 543; brast upp þilfjöl at höfðum Þorsteins, Fms. iii. 196.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛅ-ᛚᛅᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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