Fjölhögg
Old Norwegian Dictionary - fjölhöggMeaning of Old Norwegian word "fjölhögg" (or fjǫlhǫgg) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- fjölhögg (fjǫlhǫgg)
- fjölhögg, n. = fjalhögg; hann þóttist atfjölhöggi hafðr náliga ok mikil ván á,at á hann hafði komit höggit, ef afMarteini hafði stokkit, þar sem drjúgumlágu saman axlir þeirra Bp. I, 69635.
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, fjölhögg may be more accurately written as fjǫlhǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚯᛚᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.
- p.
- Pagina, side.