Heðinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - heðinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "heðinn" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

heðinn: (dat. heðni), m. jacket of fur or skin; vefja (or veifa) heðni at höfði e-m, to wrap a skin round one’s head, to hoodwink one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚦᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-m: einhverjum.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

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