Definitions
Definitions
1 úlf-héðinn
m. a wolf’s skin: a pr. name, Úlf-héðinn, Landn.: also as an appellative of berserkers wearing wolf-skins, Hornklofi,—at ‘berserkja’ reiðu vil ek spyrja …?—answer, ‘úlfhéðnar’ heita, cp. þeir berserkir er úlfhéðnar vóru kallaðir, Fs. 17.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
úlf-héðinn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "úlf-héðinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).