Frum-gögn
Old Norse Dictionary - frum-gögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-gögn" (or frum-gǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frum-gögn (frum-gǫgn)
- n. pl. the primal, principal proofs, a law term, Nj. 234, Grág. i. 56.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, frum-gögn may be more accurately written as frum-gǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚴᚢᚴᚾ
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:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)