Höggvandi
Old Norse Dictionary - höggvandi
Meaning of Old Norse word "höggvandi" (or hǫggvandi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höggvandi (hǫggvandi)
- a, m., part. a hewer, as a nickname, Fms. xi. 115: a headsman, Post. 645. 65.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höggvandi may be more accurately written as hǫggvandi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)