Högstr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - högstr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "högstr" (or hǫgstr) in Norwegian.

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

högstr (hǫgstr): högstr, m. Hugst, = högg 5; bæði höfnok högstr DN. III, 12013; jvf viðar-högstr.

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, högstr may be more accurately written as hǫgstr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚵᛋᛏᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.