hǫgg

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hawwą. Related to hǫggva (“to hew”).

Noun

hǫgg n

  1. a blow, strike
    hǫgg hamars
    a blow of the hammer

Declension
  Declension of hǫgg (strong wa-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hǫgg hǫggit hǫgg hǫggin
accusative hǫgg hǫggit hǫgg hǫggin
dative hǫggvi hǫggvinu hǫggum hǫggunum
genitive hǫggs hǫggsins hǫggva hǫggvanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: högg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hogg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hugg
  • Swedish: hugg

References
  • hǫgg in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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