Sauðarhöfuðhögg
Old Norwegian Dictionary - sauðarhöfuðhöggMeaning of Old Norwegian word "sauðarhöfuðhögg" (or sauðarhǫfuðhǫgg) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- sauðarhöfuðhögg (sauðarhǫfuðhǫgg)
- sauðarhöfuðhögg, n. Hug eller Slag medet Faarehoved. Vem. 137.
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, sauðarhöfuðhögg may be more accurately written as sauðarhǫfuðhǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛆᚢᚦᛆᚱᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.