Hrútshöfuðshögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hrútshöfuðshögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hrútshöfuðshögg" (or hrútshǫfuðshǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

hrútshöfuðshögg (hrútshǫfuðshǫgg)
hrútshöfuðshögg, n. Slag som tilføies enmed et Væderhoved. Vem. 137 &vl 16160.

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, hrútshöfuðshögg may be more accurately written as hrútshǫfuðshǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚢᛏᛋᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛋᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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