Dögg-fall
Old Norse Dictionary - dögg-fall
Meaning of Old Norse word "dögg-fall" (or dǫgg-fall)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dögg-fall (dǫgg-fall)
- n. dew-fall, Stj. 17.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dögg-fall may be more accurately written as dǫgg-fall.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)