Klám-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - klám-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "klám-högg" (or klám-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klám-högg (klám-hǫgg)
- n. a ‘stroke of shame,’ a law term, a wound or stroke behind, Bjarn. 66, Grág. ii. 12, Fas. iii. 102.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klám-högg may be more accurately written as klám-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᛘ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)