Bein-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - bein-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "bein-högg" (or bein-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bein-högg (bein-hǫgg)
- n. a blow injuring the bone, opp. to svöðu sár, Sturl. i. 13.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bein-högg may be more accurately written as bein-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᚾ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)