Höfðingja-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Höfðingja-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 höfðingja-skipti (hǫfðingja-skipti)

n. change of chief or king, Germ. Thronwechsel, Nj. 41, 156.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ-ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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