Ber-sögli
Old Norse Dictionary - ber-sögli
Meaning of Old Norse word "ber-sögli" (or ber-sǫgli)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ber-sögli (ber-sǫgli)
- f. [bersögull, adj.], a free, frank speech; hence bersöglis-vísur, f. pl., name of a poem by Sighvat, Fms. vi. 38 sq.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ber-sögli may be more accurately written as ber-sǫgli.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱ-ᛋᚢᚴᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)