Högg-stokkr
Old Norse Dictionary - högg-stokkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "högg-stokkr" (or hǫgg-stokkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- högg-stokkr (hǫgg-stokkr)
- m. a chopping-block, Ó. H. 117: a block for execution.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, högg-stokkr may be more accurately written as hǫgg-stokkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)