Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
karl-höfði
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "karl-höfði" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).