Háls-höggva

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Háls-höggva

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 háls-höggva (háls-hǫggva)

hjó, to behead, Stj. 265, Hkr. i. 8.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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