Skipahögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skipahögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skipahögg" (or skipahǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

skipahögg (skipahǫgg): skipahögg, n. Ituhugning af Fartøier;Einarr stefndi síðan um skipahöggitSturl. I, 5929 jvf 20.

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, skipahögg may be more accurately written as skipahǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛕᛆᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.