Munns-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Munns-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 munns-höfn (munns-hǫfn)

f. (655 xii. 3), mod. munnsöfnuðr, m. language; íllr m., bad language, swearing and the like.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᚾᚾᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

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