Þver-höggt

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-höggt

Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-höggt" (or þver-hǫggt) in English.

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

þver-höggt (þver-hǫggt): part. n. cut across, steep, abrupt, Fas. iii. 257.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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