Stað-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - stað-högg

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

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

stað-högg (stað-hǫgg)
n. a good hit; koma staðhöggi á. Fas. iii. 332, 353.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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