banahǫgg

Old Norse

Etymology

From bani (“killer, killing”) +‎ hǫgg (“blow, hew”).

Noun

banahǫgg n

  1. deathblow

Declension

Declension of banahǫgg (strong wa-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative banahǫgg banahǫggit banahǫgg banahǫggin
accusative banahǫgg banahǫggit banahǫgg banahǫggin
dative banahǫggvi banahǫggvinu banahǫggum banahǫggunum
genitive banahǫggs banahǫggsins banahǫggva banahǫggvanna

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: banehogg
  • Norwegian Bokmål: banehogg, banehugg

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “banahögg”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 41; also available at the Internet Archive
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