Háls-höggva
Old Norse Dictionary - háls-höggva
Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-höggva" (or háls-hǫggva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- háls-höggva (háls-hǫggva)
- hjó, to behead, Stj. 265, Hkr. i. 8.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, háls-höggva may be more accurately written as háls-hǫggva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)