Lurks-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - lurks-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "lurks-högg" (or lurks-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lurks-högg (lurks-hǫgg)
- n. a blow with a cudgel, Gþl. 177.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lurks-högg may be more accurately written as lurks-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚱᚴᛋ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)