Berghögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - berghögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "berghögg" (or berghǫgg) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

berghögg (berghǫgg)
berghögg, n. Redskab til at hugge Bjergmed (jvf þelhögg). Þ.Jon. 8.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, berghögg may be more accurately written as berghǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚱᚵᚼᚯᚵᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.
Neutrum.

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