Definitions
Definitions
1 strand-högg strand-hǫgg
n. a ‘strand-raid,’ such as the raid of the old Vikings who landed on the coasts and drove off cattle and stores for their ships; þar var nógt búfé til strandhöggva, Fms. i. 128: in the phrase, höggva s., to make a strandhögg. Eg. 81; þurfa strandhöggva, … leita eptir strand-höggvi, Fms. vii. 68; um morguninn kómu þeir ofan með strandhögg mikil, much cattle, great booty, vi. 79.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
strand-högg
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "strand-högg" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).