Naut-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Naut-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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