Mör-bjúga

Old Norse Dictionary - mör-bjúga

Meaning of Old Norse word "mör-bjúga" (or mǫr-bjúga)

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

mör-bjúga (mǫr-bjúga)
n. a sausage of lard and meat, Korm. 34, Fbr. 193, 194, Sturl. ii. 132, Bs. i. 357 (810).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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