Höfuð-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-högg

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

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

höfuð-högg (hǫfuð-hǫgg)
n. a blow on the head, Grett. 119.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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