Fót-höggva
Old Norse Dictionary - fót-höggva
Meaning of Old Norse word "fót-höggva" (or fót-hǫggva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fót-höggva (fót-hǫggva)
- hjó, to hew one’s feet off, Fms. viii. 167, ix. 19, Sturl. ii, 66.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fót-höggva may be more accurately written as fót-hǫggva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)