Dögg-slóð

Old Norse Dictionary - dögg-slóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "dögg-slóð" (or dǫgg-slóð)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dögg-slóð (dǫgg-slóð)
f. the slot or track left in the dew, Gísl. 67.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dögg-slóð may be more accurately written as dǫgg-slóð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᛚᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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