Bjarg-snös
Old Norse Dictionary - bjarg-snös
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjarg-snös" (or bjarg-snǫs)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjarg-snös (bjarg-snǫs)
- f. = bergsnös, a crag. Fas. i. 324, Eg. 389, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bjarg-snös may be more accurately written as bjarg-snǫs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚴ-ᛋᚾᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)