Harm-dögg
Old Norse Dictionary - harm-dögg
Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-dögg" (or harm-dǫgg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- harm-dögg (harm-dǫgg)
- f., poët. sorrow-dew, i. e. tears, Hkv. 2. 43.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, harm-dögg may be more accurately written as harm-dǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᛘ-ᛏᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)