Ofanhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofanhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofanhögg" (or ofanhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

ofanhögg (ofanhǫgg)
ofanhögg, n. Nedhugning (jvf reidda eksverðit á virgilinn fyrir ofan höfuðhonum, féll hann þá ofan (Pr. 41417).Pr. 41430.

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, ofanhögg may be more accurately written as ofanhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛆᚿᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.

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