Lurks-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - lurks-högg

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

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

lurks-högg (lurks-hǫgg)
n. a blow with a cudgel,l. 177.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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