Höfuð-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-högg" (or hǫfuð-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höfuð-högg (hǫfuð-hǫgg)
- n. a blow on the head, Grett. 119.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuð-högg may be more accurately written as hǫfuð-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠᚢᚦ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)