Höfgi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - höfgi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "höfgi" in English.

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

höfgi Old Icelandic word can mean:

höfgi
m.
höfgi
1) heaviness, weight;
höfgi
2) sleep, nap (rann á hann h.); drowsiness (sló á þá höfga svá miklum, at þeir máttu eigi vöku halda).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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