Handarafhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - handarafhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "handarafhögg" (or handarafhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

handarafhögg (handarafhǫgg): handarafhögg, n. afhugget Del af enHaand. Post. 5015.

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, handarafhögg may be more accurately written as handarafhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚿᚦᛆᚱᛆᚠᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.