Högg-ró

Old Norse Dictionary - högg-ró

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

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

högg-ró (hǫgg-ró): usually spelt hugró, f. a clinch on a sword’s hilt, Edda (Gl.), FmS. i. 177, Hkr. i. 238, Þórð. 75: name of a ship, FmS. viii: in Hkv. Hjörv. the true reading is prob., hugró í hjalti, … önn er í oddi, for the MS. reading ‘hugr er í hjalti’ yields no meaning; hugró and önn (q. v.) were parts of the sword.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

prob.: probably.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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