Högg

Old Norse Dictionary - högg

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

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

högg Old Norse word can mean:

högg (hǫgg): n., old dat. höggvi, Ó. H. 184, Fms. vii. 230, Nj. passim; gen. pl. höggva; [Shetl. huggie; Scot. hag; Dan. hug; Swed. hugg; cp. the verb höggva]:—a stroke, blow, esp. a stroke with an edged weapon, but also with a blunt one, Fms. vii. 191, 230, 297; laust hann selinn í svíma et fyrsta högg, Bs. i. 342; ljósta högg á dyr, to knock, Fs. 131, Nj. 28; í einu höggvi, of throwing a stone, Edda 72; högg loptsins, Skálda 174: sayings, skamma stund verðr hönd höggvi fegin, Nj. 64, 155, 213; eigi fellr tré við it fyrsta högg, Nj. 163, 224; eiga í höggvi við e-n, to have a quarrel, come to blows with a person; það sér ekki högg á vatni, a stroke in water is not seen, leaves no mark, of efforts without effect.

högg (hǫgg): 2. slaughter, a beheading; leiddr til höggs, Grett. 85, Karl. 518, Clem. 58; dæma e-n til höggs, Blas. 49; slaughter of cattle, yxn er hann ætlaði til höggs, Eg. 181; strand-högg, q. v.

högg (hǫgg): 3. a hewing down of trees, Dan. hugst, Grág. ii. 297; skógar-högg, 292; högg ok höfn, D. n.: a gap, kom þá skjótt högg í liðit, Fms. ix. 305.

högg (hǫgg): 4. of an instrument; þela-högg, q. v.; saum-högg, q. v.; fjal-högg, a chopping-block.

högg (hǫgg): 5. a ravine or a cut-like gap in a mountain. höggva-skipti, -viðskipti, n. exchange of blows, Fms. i. 38, v. 165, Eg. 581, Korm. 212, Fs. 48.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

esp.: especially.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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