Klám-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - klám-högg

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

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

klám-högg (klám-hǫgg): n. a ‘stroke of shame,’ a law term, a wound or stroke behind, Bjarn. 66, Grág. ii. 12, Fas. iii. 102.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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