Stórhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stórhögg" (or stórhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

stórhögg (stórhǫgg): stórhögg, n. stort Hug; hann mátti eigijafnbjóða Búa um afl ok stórhögg Fm.II, 1179.

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, stórhögg may be more accurately written as stórhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚱᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.