Skýli-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skýli-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skýli-högg (skýli-hǫgg)

n. a cross with an axe, so as to spoil a thing; ef maðr höggr s. á hafskip manns, Grág. ii. 403: ef maðr höggr s. á viði, 296; ok setti í borðit ofan hvert s. af öðru, … telgði borðin svá at ór gengu öll skýlihöggin, Fms. ii. 218, 219; þar lá tréstobbi mikill, ok í s. mikil, Ó. H. 72.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛁ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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