Glöggvingr
Old Norse Dictionary - glöggvingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "glöggvingr" (or glǫggvingr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glöggvingr (glǫggvingr)
- m. a stingy man, Edda (Gl.), Ad. 1.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, glöggvingr may be more accurately written as glǫggvingr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴᚢᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)