Afgöngu-dagr
Old Norse Dictionary - afgöngu-dagr
Meaning of Old Norse word "afgöngu-dagr" (or afgǫngu-dagr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- afgöngu-dagr (afgǫngu-dagr)
- m. = affaradagr, day of departure, Fas. iii. 600.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, afgöngu-dagr may be more accurately written as afgǫngu-dagr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-ᛏᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)