Höfuðsvörðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - höfuðsvörðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "höfuðsvörðr" in English.

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

höfuðsvörðr
m. head-skin, scalp; standa yfir höfuðsvörð-um e-s, to have an enemny’s head in one’s power.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦᛋᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.
m.
masculine.

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