Vandar-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - vandar-högg

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

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

vandar-högg (vandar-hǫgg): n. a ‘wand-stroke,’ flogging, Bs. i. 871; in mod. usage a Law term for flogging as a punishment for theft or other such misdeeds; M.n. á að sæta … vandar-hagga refsingu, a standing law phrase in mod. Icel. sentences.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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