Upp-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-högg

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

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

upp-högg (upp-hǫgg)
n. a felling, Greg. 48.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
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