Tróðhögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tróðhögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tróðhögg" (or tróðhǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

tróðhögg (tróðhǫgg)
tróðhögg, n. Hugst af tróð; S. á horn-gang ok hófgang, timbrhögg ok tróð-högg 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, tróðhögg may be more accurately written as tróðhǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚱᚮᚦᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
S.
Side.

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