Svín-höfði

Meaning of Old Norse word "svín-höfði" (or svín-hǫfði)

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

svín-höfði (svín-hǫfði)

a, m. a nickname, Landn.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svín-höfði may be more accurately written as svín-hǫfði.

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