Agn-ör

Old Norse Dictionary - agn-ör

Meaning of Old Norse word "agn-ör" (or agn-ǫr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

agn-ör (agn-ǫr)
f. a barbed hook, Sks. 89 new Ed.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, agn-ör may be more accurately written as agn-ǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᚾ-ᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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