Högg-skógr
Old Norse Dictionary - högg-skógr
Meaning of Old Norse word "högg-skógr" (or hǫgg-skógr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- högg-skógr (hǫgg-skógr)
- m. [Dan. skovhugst], felled trees; þat er h. er menn höggva upp, Grág. ii. 264.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, högg-skógr may be more accurately written as hǫgg-skógr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)