Skýlihögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skýlihögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skýlihögg" (or skýlihǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

skýlihögg (skýlihǫgg): skýlihögg, n. saadant Hug, hvorved Øxen drives ind i Træet paa skraa eller underen skjæv Vinkel; maðr mundi gengithafa frá framstafni ok til lyptingarok sett í borðit ofan hvert skýlihöggat öðru Flat. I, 43433; þar lá tréstobbimikill ok í skýlihögg mikil OH. 7221;ef maðr höggr skýlihögg á hafskipmanns Grg. II, 721; gékk Þorbergr tilok telgði borðin, svá at öll géngu órskýlihögg Flat. I, 4953; þar var tré-stolpi mikill ok skýlihögg mikit Flat.II, 8725; ef maðr höggr skýlihögg áviði eða skefr, svá at spell sé at, þatvarðar útlegð Grg. II, 11017 (Grág. 47420).

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, skýlihögg may be more accurately written as skýlihǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛦᛚᛁᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

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