Höggvandi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - höggvandi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "höggvandi" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

höggvandi Old Icelandic word can mean:

höggvandi
m.
höggvandi
1) hewer, smiter;
höggvandi
2) headsman, executioner.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅᚾᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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