Högg-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - högg-staðr

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

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

högg-staðr (hǫgg-staðr)
m. a place for a blow, Eg. 507, Fms. vi. 99, vii. 290, viii. 404, Hkr. iii. 165.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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