Viðarhögstr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðarhögstr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðarhögstr" (or viðarhǫgstr) in Norwegian.

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

viðarhögstr (viðarhǫgstr): viðarhögstr, m. Træhugst. Brændehugst.Landsl. 3, 1; DN. II, 202.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, viðarhögstr may be more accurately written as viðarhǫgstr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᛆᚱᚼᚯᚵᛋᛏᚱ
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.