Íshögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - íshögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "íshögg" (or íshǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

íshögg (íshǫgg)
íshögg, n. Isens Ophuggen. Fm. VI,33626.

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, íshögg may be more accurately written as íshǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛋᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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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