Þver-höggt
Old Norse Dictionary - þver-höggt
Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-höggt" (or þver-hǫggt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þver-höggt (þver-hǫggt)
- part. n. cut across, steep, abrupt, Fas. iii. 257.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þver-höggt may be more accurately written as þver-hǫggt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)