Timbrhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - timbrhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "timbrhögg" (or timbrhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

timbrhögg (timbrhǫgg): timbrhögg, n. Tømmerhugst; eigi er svásem yðr sé vísat í skóg til timbrhöggs,er þér skulut jafna höggum við lendamenn Magnús konungs Fm. VIII, 11610;Dn. III, 237.

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, timbrhögg may be more accurately written as timbrhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᛘᛒᚱᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.

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