Ber-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ber-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ber-högg (ber-hǫgg)

n. [berr, nudus, or rather = berghögg, metaph. for a quarry], in the phrase, ganga á (í) b. við e-n, metaph. to make open fight, deal rudely with, Fms. xi. 248, Ld. 142; Jóann gekk á b. at banna, St. John interdicted openly, 625. 93, in all those passages ‘á:’ in mod. usage ‘í,’ so Greg. 80, Sturl. ii. 61, Þorst. Síðu-H. 7.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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