Hunangs-dögg

Old Norse Dictionary - hunangs-dögg

Meaning of Old Norse word "hunangs-dögg" (or hunangs-dǫgg)

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

hunangs-dögg (hunangs-dǫgg)
f. honey dew, Pr. 401.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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