Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
naut-högg
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).