Hand-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - hand-högg

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

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

hand-högg (hand-hǫgg)
n. a hacking off one’s hand, Sturl. iii. 116.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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