Svín-höfði
Old Norse Dictionary - svín-höfðiMeaning of Old Norse word "svín-höfði" (or svín-hǫfði) in English.
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
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)