Þela-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - þela-högg

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

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

þela-högg (þela-hǫgg): n. an ice-hoe, Bs. i. 319 (freq. in church-inventories for grave-digging), Vm. 65, 70, 87, 117, 124.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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