Högg-skógr

Old Norse Dictionary - högg-skógr

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

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

högg-skógr (hǫgg-skógr)
m. [Dan. skovhugst], felled trees; þat er h. er menn höggva upp, Grág. ii. 264.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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