Ben-rögn
Old Norse Dictionary - ben-rögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "ben-rögn" (or ben-rǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ben-rögn may be more accurately written as ben-rǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚾ-ᚱᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)