Pungshögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - pungshögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "pungshögg" (or pungshǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

pungshögg (pungshǫgg): pungshögg, n. Slag med en Pung. Mag.*458 (se under pungr).

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, pungshögg may be more accurately written as pungshǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚢᚿᚵᛋᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.