Drauga-sögur

Old Norse Dictionary - drauga-sögur

Meaning of Old Norse word "drauga-sögur" (or drauga-sǫgur)

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

drauga-sögur (drauga-sǫgur)
f. pl. ghost stories in nursery tales, for a collection of such, vide Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 222–354.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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