Fang-brögð
Old Norse Dictionary - fang-brögð
Meaning of Old Norse word "fang-brögð" (or fang-brǫgð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fang-brögð (fang-brǫgð)
- n. pl. wrestling, Fs. 131.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fang-brögð may be more accurately written as fang-brǫgð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚾᚴ-ᛒᚱᚢᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)