Brodd-högg

Old Norse Dictionary - brodd-högg

Meaning of Old Norse word "brodd-högg" (or brodd-hǫgg)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

brodd-högg (brodd-hǫgg)
n. a blow from a pike, Fms. ix. 528.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, brodd-högg may be more accurately written as brodd-hǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᚢᛏᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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