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.)