Glögg-sýnn
Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-sýnn
Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-sýnn" (or glǫgg-sýnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glögg-sýnn (glǫgg-sýnn)
- adj., Stj. 228, v. l.: sharp-witted, Bs. i. 272, Eluc. 16.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glögg-sýnn may be more accurately written as glǫgg-sýnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴ-ᛋᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)