Mál-gögn
Old Norse Dictionary - mál-gögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-gögn" (or mál-gǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mál-gögn (mál-gǫgn)
- n. pl. the speech organs, Bs. i. 372, Leiðarv. 2.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mál-gögn may be more accurately written as mál-gǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛚ-ᚴᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)