Skýli-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - skýli-högg

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

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

skýli-högg (skýli-hǫgg): n. a cross with an axe, so as to spoil a thing; ef maðr höggr s. á hafskip manns, Grág. ii. 403: ef maðr höggr s. á viði, 296; ok setti í borðit ofan hvert s. af öðru, … telgði borðin svá at ór gengu öll skýlihöggin, Fms. ii. 218, 219; þar lá tréstobbi mikill, ok í s. mikil, Ó. H. 72.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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