Fingr-höggva

Meaning of Old Norse word "fingr-höggva" (or fingr-hǫggva)

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

fingr-höggva (fingr-hǫggva)

hjó, to hew one’s finger off, Ann. 1342.

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

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