Stangarhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stangarhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stangarhögg" (or stangarhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

stangarhögg (stangarhǫgg)
stangarhögg, n. Slag som er tilføiet nogenmed stöng. Þ.stang. 492-7 (jvf Vald.sj. L. 2, 24 fg, Sk. L. orbodemal 32S. 23512).

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, stangarhögg may be more accurately written as stangarhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛆᚿᚵᛆᚱᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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:

L.
Linje.
n.
Neutrum.
S.
Side.

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