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.