Hrúga
Old Norse Dictionary - hrúga
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrúga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hrúga can mean:hrúga
- hrúga
- u, f. [Shetl. rudge], a heap, Fs. 42, Stj. 628, Nj. 190, Glúm. 327, Fms. viii. 206, Fb. ii. 8; beina-h., Fas. i. 66; peninga-h., Mar.; fata-h., Grett. 151.
- hrúga
- II. a nickname, Glúm., Orkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)