Harm-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - harm-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-söngr" (or harm-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- harm-söngr (harm-sǫngr)
- m. a song of sorrow, dirge, Stj. 349, Bret. 68.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, harm-söngr may be more accurately written as harm-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᛘ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)