Skýli-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - skýli-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "skýli-högg" (or skýli-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skýli-högg (skýli-hǫgg)
- n. a cross with an axe, so as to spoil a thing; ef maðr höggr s. á hafskip manns, Grág. ii. 403: ef maðr höggr s. á viði, 296; ok setti í borðit ofan hvert s. af öðru, … telgði borðin svá at ór gengu öll skýlihöggin, Fms. ii. 218, 219; þar lá tréstobbi mikill, ok í s. mikil, Ó. H. 72.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skýli-högg may be more accurately written as skýli-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛁ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)