Glögg-skygn
Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-skygn
Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-skygn" (or glǫgg-skygn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glögg-skygn (glǫgg-skygn)
- adj. (glögg-skygni, f.), sharp-sighted, Nj. 77, Stj. 228.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glögg-skygn may be more accurately written as glǫgg-skygn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)