Koll-húfa

Old Norse Dictionary - koll-húfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "koll-húfa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

koll-húfa
u, f. a skull-cap: the phrase, leggja kollhúfur, to butt with one’s head, of a vicious horse.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚ-ᚼᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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