Háls-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - háls-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-högg" (or háls-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- háls-högg (háls-hǫgg)
- n. a cut or stroke on the neck, Fms. viii. 318, Bs. i. 174, Fb. i. 139.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, háls-högg may be more accurately written as háls-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)