Hauga-öld

Meaning of Old Norse word "hauga-öld" (or hauga-ǫld)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hauga-öld (hauga-ǫld)

f. the cairn age, opp. to

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hauga-öld may be more accurately written as hauga-ǫld.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚢᚴᛅ-ᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements