Hand-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - hand-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "hand-högg" (or hand-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hand-högg (hand-hǫgg)
- n. a hacking off one’s hand, Sturl. iii. 116.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hand-högg may be more accurately written as hand-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)