Elds-gögn
Old Norse Dictionary - elds-gögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "elds-gögn" (or elds-gǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elds-gögn (elds-gǫgn)
- n. pl. materials for firing, Vm. 177.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, elds-gögn may be more accurately written as elds-gǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏᛋ-ᚴᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)