Bekk-sögn
Old Norse Dictionary - bekk-sögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "bekk-sögn" (or bekk-sǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bekk-sögn (bekk-sǫgn)
- f., poët. the people seated in a hall, Gísl. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bekk-sögn may be more accurately written as bekk-sǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚴᚴ-ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)