Níð-höggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "níð-höggr" (or níð-hǫggr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

níð-höggr (níð-hǫggr)

m. the name of a mythical serpent, Vsp.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, níð-höggr may be more accurately written as níð-hǫggr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements