Bjarghögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - bjarghögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "bjarghögg" (or bjarghǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

bjarghögg (bjarghǫgg)
bjarghögg, n. Redskab til dermed at hugge bjarg. Bárð. 17.

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, bjarghögg may be more accurately written as bjarghǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛁᛆᚱᚵᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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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