Högg-orrosta

Old Norse Dictionary - högg-orrosta

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

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

högg-orrosta (hǫgg-orrosta)
u, f. a close fight, Eg. 231, Fms. vi. 78, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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