Ben-rögn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ben-rögn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ben-rögn (ben-rǫgn)

n. an απ. λεγ., Nj. 107 (cp. the verse, p. 118), bloody rain, a prodigy, foreboding, slaughter, plague, or like events, cp. Eb. ch. 51, Dl. verse 1.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚾ-ᚱᚢᚴᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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