Kögur-sveinn
Old Norse Dictionary - kögur-sveinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kögur-sveinn" (or kǫgur-sveinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kögur-sveinn (kǫgur-sveinn)
- m. = kögurbarn; þola þvílíkum kögursveini köpuryrði, Edda 30, Mar. 1056; skylda ek launa kögursveini þínum kanginyrði Hbl. 13.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kögur-sveinn may be more accurately written as kǫgur-sveinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚴᚢᚱ-ᛋᚢᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)