Högg-vápn
Old Norse Dictionary - högg-vápn
Meaning of Old Norse word "högg-vápn" (or hǫgg-vápn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- högg-vápn (hǫgg-vápn)
- n. a cutlass, Eg. 580, Fms. vi. 158.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, högg-vápn may be more accurately written as hǫgg-vápn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴ-ᚢᛅᛒᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)