Knatt-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - knatt-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "knatt-högg" (or knatt-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knatt-högg (knatt-hǫgg)
- n. a blow with a ball, Vígl. 69 new Ed.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, knatt-högg may be more accurately written as knatt-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)