Klaka-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - klaka-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "klaka-högg" (or klaka-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klaka-högg (klaka-hǫgg)
- n. a crowbar to break the frozen ground, Vm. 80, (for a grave-digger.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klaka-högg may be more accurately written as klaka-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚴᛅ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
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:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)