Höggvandi

Old Norse Dictionary - höggvandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "höggvandi" (or hǫggvandi) in English.

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

höggvandi (hǫggvandi)
a, m., part. a hewer, as a nickname, Fms. xi. 115: a headsman, Post. 645. 65.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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