Hnefa-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - hnefa-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnefa-högg" (or hnefa-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnefa-högg (hnefa-hǫgg)
- n. a blow with the fist, Fms. iii. 78, Fas. i. 446, n. G. L. ii. 223.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnefa-högg may be more accurately written as hnefa-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚠᛅ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)