Stað-högg
Old Norse Dictionary - stað-högg
Meaning of Old Norse word "stað-högg" (or stað-hǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stað-högg (stað-hǫgg)
- n. a good hit; koma staðhöggi á. Fas. iii. 332, 353.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stað-högg may be more accurately written as stað-hǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚦ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)