Kinn-höggva

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kinn-höggva

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kinn-höggva (kinn-hǫggva)

hjó, to hew or hack the cheek, Landn. 54, v. l.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚾᚾ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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