Meaning of hogold | Babel Free

Definitions

a kind of buckle used to run a rope through with which hay is trussed

feminine

Examples

“Mangt måtte lagast og vølast i ein fart, og det trongst utstyr som let seg reparera og fornya. Her kan nemnast ljåorv, rive, høygaffel, slede, drag, skjækjer, hogold, sigd, lauvkrok og mangt anna.”

Lots had to be made and repaired quickly, and there were a need for tools that were repairable and renewable. Here we can mention snaths, rakes, hayforks, sleds, draught gears, shafts, rope buckles, sickles and lots more.

“A hegd æ rund í si å bøygd i kross, så der vare a klukt ell’ tvau «honn» ti’ å læse taugenden mæ.”

A rope buckle is bent into a cross, so there is a cleft or two “horns” with which to lock the rope end.