Hugar-glöggr

Old Norse Dictionary - hugar-glöggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hugar-glöggr" (or hugar-glǫggr)

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

hugar-glöggr (hugar-glǫggr)
adj. mean, narrow-minded, Fbr. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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