Vangahögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vangahögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vangahögg" (or vangahǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

vangahögg (vangahǫgg)
vangahögg, n. Slag paa Kinden, Kindhest;setti hann henni síðan vangahögg okbarði hana til heljar Fld. I, 6013.

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, vangahögg may be more accurately written as vangahǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚵᛆᚼᚯᚵᚵ
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.

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