Háls-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - háls-högg

Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-högg" (or háls-hǫgg) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

háls-högg (háls-hǫgg)
n. a cut or stroke on the neck, Fms. viii. 318, Bs. i. 174, Fb. i. 139.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, háls-högg may be more accurately written as háls-hǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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