Fagnaðar-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - fagnaðar-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fagnaðar-söngr" (or fagnaðar-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fagnaðar-söngr (fagnaðar-sǫngr)
- m. a song of joy, Hom. 140, Sks. 754, Stj. 434.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fagnaðar-söngr may be more accurately written as fagnaðar-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚴᚾᛅᚦᛅᚱ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)