Döggva
Old Norse Dictionary - döggva
Meaning of Old Norse word "döggva" (or dǫggva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- döggva (dǫggva)
- að or ð, to bedew; pres. döggvar, Stj. 73, 397; hon döggvaði, fætr Drottins, 655 xxxi. 2; á morni hverjum döggvir hann jörðina af méldropum sínum, Edda 7; döggðu andlit sin í tárum, 623. 58; d. hjörtu manna, Skálda 210, Hom. 45.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, döggva may be more accurately written as dǫggva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- pres.
- present.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)