Strand-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Strand-högg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᛅᚾᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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