Karl-höfði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Karl-höfði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 karl-höfði (karl-hǫfði)

a, m. a carved man’s head, figure head; bað hann Þorgeir reisa þar upp ás, ok skera á karlhöfða á endanum, an effigy ‘in contumeliam,’ Rd. 305; cp. Fs. 56,—Jökull skar karlshöfuð á súlu-endanum ok reist á rúnar; as also Landn. 4, ch. 4: name of a ship with a man’s head carved on her prow, Ó. H.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚱᛚ-ᚼᚢᚠᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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