Göngu-drykkja
Old Norse Dictionary - göngu-drykkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "göngu-drykkja" (or gǫngu-drykkja)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- göngu-drykkja (gǫngu-drykkja)
- u, f. a drinking-bout, Fms. viii. 209.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göngu-drykkja may be more accurately written as gǫngu-drykkja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)