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Naut-högg

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1 naut-högg naut-hǫgg

n. ‘neat-blow,’ the blow which fells an ox; nú vil ek eigi bíða nauthöggsins, I will not wait for the ‘neat-blow,’ Fms. vii. 244; cp. bíða einsog boli höggs, to wait for the blow like a bull, of a person undecided and as if in a kind of stupor.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

naut-högg

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "naut-högg" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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