Höggstaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höggstaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höggstaðr" (or hǫggstaðr) in Norwegian.

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

höggstaðr (hǫggstaðr): höggstaðr, m. Sted hvor man kan rammeen med sit Hug; var honum þá hœgtat leita höggstaðar á Atla, er hannhafði enga hlíf Eg. 68 (16515); tókuBirkibeinar bera höggstaði á bóndum,ok neyttu þeir þess Flat. II, 68423;menn Erlings sá bera höggstaði á þeimFm. VII, 29021; neyttu hœfiligra högg-staða á þeim Fm. VI, 9929.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚵᚵᛋᛏᛆᚦᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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