Jögun

Old Norse Dictionary - jögun

Meaning of Old Norse word "jögun" (or jǫgun)

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

jögun (jǫgun)
f. a harping on the same quarrel.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

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