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

References

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