Steinshögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - steinshögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "steinshögg" (or steinshǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

steinshögg (steinshǫgg): steinshögg, n. Slag som tilføies nogen med en Sten; þá sagði Einarr komasteinshögg við eyra sér svá mikit, athann féll í úvit Flat. I, 49517.

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, steinshögg may be more accurately written as steinshǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᛋᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.