Halshug

Old Swedish Dictionary - halshug

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halshug" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

halshug
halshuggning. morghon uil iak at mit martirium ändas mz halshuge Bu 502. giua huarn tiiunda man tel halshugs (Bil wndi halshugh 1021) ib 508. " dömde thre menlösa riddara til halshugh (Cod. C til halshuggha 1026)" Bil 576. halshuggningsplats, afrättsplats. gik. .. thwo mila wägh fra halshuggeno som nu kallas martyrium biärgh til thän stadh han ligger nu Bil 344.

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᛋᚼᚢᚵ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
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