Glögg-þekkinn
Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-þekkinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-þekkinn" (or glǫgg-þekkinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glögg-þekkinn (glǫgg-þekkinn)
- adj. clear-sighted, quick to know or discern, Ísl. ii. 341, Vápn. 24, Ld. 274, Fb. ii. 288.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glögg-þekkinn may be more accurately written as glǫgg-þekkinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴ-ᚦᛁᚴᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)