Sárhöggr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sárhöggr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sárhöggr" (or sárhǫggr) in Norwegian.

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

sárhöggr (sárhǫggr): sárhöggr, adj. ung, dygtig til at saare vedsine Hug. Jvk. 7610.

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, sárhöggr may be more accurately written as sárhǫggr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛆᚱᚼᚯᚵᚵᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.