Dögg-litr
Old Norse Dictionary - dögg-litr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dögg-litr" (or dǫgg-litr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dögg-litr (dǫgg-litr)
- adj. dew-besprinkled, Hkv. 2. 41.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dögg-litr may be more accurately written as dǫgg-litr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴ-ᛚᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)