Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP:...ok fjǫgur haufuð, þars gingu ... ‘...and four heads, where they went ...’
825notes...kljúfr níu hǫfða Þrívalda, of ... ‘...asunder of the nine heads of Þrívaldi, above ...’
825notes...fell at haufði í brunn ... ‘...fell head-first into a well ...’
825notes...hǫgg í hǫfði at leiki ... ‘...blows on the head at the sport ...’
850...heiptrœkt hǫfuð dró umráð ... ‘...a hate-filled head brought a plot ...’
850notes[3] hǫlða: hǫfða Bb
900...með gínǫndum hǫfðum ok grǫfnum ... ‘...with gaping figure-heads and graven ...’
900notes...upp; stungu hǫfðum í kjǫl.... ‘...up; they plunged their heads into the bilge....’
900...saman of hǫfðum vegnum Val... ‘...together over the heads of the slain bestowers ...’
950...hafs at hǫfðum bragna; þat ... ‘...to the sea over the heads of men; that ...’
986notes...gerva til hǫfuðs beinbrot Búa, ... ‘...readied against heads [lit. to the head] the bone-breaker of Búi, ...’
986...kom breiðu hǫfði Heiðreks veggjar ... ‘...[he] brought the broad head of the Heiðrekr of the wall ...’
1000notes...Gunnar klauf hǫfuð Gunnlaugs. ‘...clove Gunnlaugr’s head. ’
1008...gumna lét hǫfuð stafnviggs ... ‘...of men let the head of the prow-horse ...’
1010notes...ok harðkléaðr hǫfðum manna en ... ‘...and firmly weighted with the heads of humans ...’
1015...fyrr keypt hǫfðum af fári, ... ‘...previously dealt in heads out of rage, ...’
1026...fœrð Knúti hǫfuð sín út ... ‘...presented their heads to Knútr from the ...’
1027...vér bôrum hǫfuð hæra forðum; ... ‘...we [I] carried our head higher before; ...’
1029...menn hneppta hǫfðum ok stinga ... ‘...members hang their heads and stick ...’
1038...dauði at hǫfði hróðrauðigs ... ‘...death at the head of the fame-rich ...’
1040notes...andprútt hǫfuð, réð landi ... ‘...the proud-spirited chief, ruled the ...’
1040notes...hafa hulit hǫfuð. ‘...have covered their heads.’
1047...þógu ógurlig hǫfuð herskipum. ... ‘...washed the terrifying heads of the warships. ...’
1050notes...hlǫmm of hǫfði hennar; þat ... ‘...above its head; that was ...’
1055...augu ór hǫfði herfingnum ... ‘...stabbed out of the head of the war-captured ...’
1065...auðan plóg. Hǫfuð svinns þengils ... ‘...a barren plough. The head of the prudent lord ...’
1065notes...róa á hǫfði merar, en ... ‘...on a mare’s head, and that you, ...’
1080...gin gollnu hǫfði. Valfasti ... ‘...the jaws of the golden head. The corpse-flame ...’
1104...blés of hǫfði feðr Sigurðar, ... ‘...blew above the head of Sigurðr’s father ...’
1104...miklu, máttig hǫfuð áttar. ‘...importance, mighty heads of the nation.’
1153notes...tungu ór hǫfði aumum beiði ... ‘...the tongue out of the head of a poor seeker ...’
1153...heila ór hǫfði prest; þat ... ‘...of the brain from the head of the priest; that ...’
1153...frǫmum jǫfri hǫfuð sitt. ‘...his head to the outstanding prince.’
1158notes...snjalls dróttins hǫfuð annarra tíða; ... ‘...eager Lord chief of other times; ...’
1190...margan hal hǫfði skemra; svá ... ‘...a man shorter by a head; thus ...’
1221...stóðu yfir höfði þeim, fáðar ... ‘...over their heads, coloured with terrible ...’
1255...sjónir ór höfði þeim. ‘...out of their heads.’
1255...bjartliga yfir höfði þeim. ‘...over their heads.’
1255...skript yfir höfði þeim. ‘...over their heads.’
1255notes...drepit tírarhöfði í ætt ... ‘...pushed his famous head into the family ...’
1263notes[6] höfuð: höfuðs F, 42ˣ, 8, Flat
F Þar sigr hlioð | syngia knattu harþa hvell huꜹssum mvɴí · i her for of ho | fuðz manna · hꜹgna mans hlýrna disír·
Flat Sígrhliod syngia knꜳttu hardla huell huorsum munní | i herfaur haufuds manna haugna mans hlyrna disir.
42 Þar liggr lioð | syngia knattu | harðla hvell | hvossum munne | i herfꜹr | of hofuðs manna | hꜹgna manz | hlirna disir |
8 Þar sighrlioð syngia knáttí . harða huell ho᷎rsum munní | i herfo᷎r of ho᷎fuðs manna . haugna mans hlyrna disír.
...munni of höfuð manna í ... ‘...mouth around the heads of men in ...’
1263notes...konungligt höfuð grams í ... ‘...the royal head of the prince in ...’
1263...mjög skóku höfuðin, heiðingjar sem ... ‘...much, they shook their heads, heathens as well as ...’
1345notes...lystir horfa höfði að jörð, ... ‘...he desires to turn his head to the earth, ...’
1360notes...krúnu af höfði honum hallandi ... ‘...off his head as he bowed himself....’
1400...hielt á höfði, rennandi hratt ... ‘...held his head running fast ...’
1400notes...er ór höfði, örr ... ‘...is out of his head, a scar ...’
?...ok vaki, hǫfuð vina, allir ...
?notes...eðr … höfði, sem ... ‘...or … to head[land], like … ...’
?...helt upp hǫfði: ‘hér es ... ‘...held up a head: ‘here’s ...’
?...mína ór höfði, launar valr ... ‘...stones from my head, the falcon of wounds ...’
?...hér of höfði mínu; ... ‘...above my head; the falcon of wounds ...’
?...Dellings? Vísar höfði sínu á ... ‘...It points its head towards the roads ...’
?...en ekki höfuð, ok mjök ... ‘...but no head, and a great ...’
?...skal ráða höfði mínu. ‘...have control of my head.’
?...lávarðr tekr hǫfuð léónis. ‘...the lord will take on the head of a lion. ’
?...hjalmr á hǫfði, hlíf fyr ... ‘...the helmet on the head, the shield before ...’
?...berr á hǫfði horn ór ... ‘...will bear on his head horns of ...’
?...munu fylgja hǫfði; þats ... ‘...will follow the head; that is ...’
?‘En fádyggt hǫfuð felsk í ... ‘‘But the untrustworthy person will hide in ...’
?notes...festir síðan hǫfuð léparðs á ... ‘...fix a leopard’s head on him...’
?...hafa bǫlgjǫrn hǫfuð brúsa; synir ... ‘...will have the baleful heads of he-goats; the king’s ...’
?...stendr at höfði mér. Inir ... ‘...by my head. ...’
?...eptir at höfði, erfingi, er ... ‘...behind at my head, the heir whom ...’
?...hoskr at höfði oddvita hers. ... ‘...prudent by the head of the leader of the army. ...’
?...it háva höfuð. ‘... high head.’
?notes...hitnaði af höfðum vals höggvins ... ‘...was burnt by the heads of the slain cut down ...’
?...hundmörgum höfðum of hrundit ... ‘...a great many heads to be thrust ...’
?...sér á höfði upp spenntan ... ‘On her head she has ...’
?...fárgjarnt höfuð, heitir mér ... ‘...evil-inclined person, call down Freyr’s ...’
?notes...fundit hraustara höfuð. Ek bar ... ‘...found a braver warrior. I carried the man ...’
?notes...Hallgerði þetta höfuð; kom þú ... ‘...take this head to Hallgerðr; carry ...’
?...ok ljótt höfuð. En sat ... ‘...and ugly head. But I was ...’
?...hjálm af höfði en haus ... ‘...the helmet [to be struck] from my head, and my skull ...’
?...ýfð með höfði ylgjar sásk ... ‘...with a she-wolf’s head was seen to rush forth, ...’
?...hvergymis hafði höfuð brúðar heiðingja ... ‘...of the cauldron-sea had the head of the wolf’s bride ...’
?...koma yfir höfuð mier.
?...við eitt höfuð. Mun ekki ... ‘...against one head. He [Steinn] will not ...’
?notesBæði hǫfuð ok hendr ... ‘Both heads and hands ...’
?ESk Geisl 8VII
máttig hǫfuð áttar
‘mighty heads of the nation’ = Eysteinn, Sigurðr, Ingi
mighty heads of the nation. → Eysteinn, Sigurðr, Ingi
Ólhv Frag 1III
Fulla hǫfuðgulls
‘the Fulla of head-gold’ = WOMAN
head-gold. → HEADDRESS
the Fulla of HEADDRESS → WOMAN
Ólhv Frag 1III
hǫfuðgull
‘of head-gold’ = HEADDRESS
head-gold. → HEADDRESS
Anon Leið 36VII
drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka
‘very numerous chief testimonies of deeds’ = HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
Bragi Frag 3III
sundr-kljúfr níu hǫfða Þrívalda
‘cleaver asunder of the nine heads of Þrívaldi’ = Þórr
cleaver asunder of the nine heads of Þrívaldi, → Þórr
Egill Aðdr 1V (Eg 21)
hǫfuðbaðmr harra
‘chief descendant of rulers’ = KING
chief descendant of rulers, → KING
Egill Hfl 11V (Eg 44)
hǫfuðstafn
‘the head-prow’ = BEAK
the head-prow → BEAK
Egill Arkv 8V (Eg 104)
hǫfuðlausn mína
‘my head-ransom’ = POEM = Hǫfuðlausn
my head-ransom → POEM = Hǫfuðlausn
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