Mör-sugr
Old Norse Dictionary - mör-sugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mör-sugr" (or mǫr-sugr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mör-sugr (mǫr-sugr)
- m. marrow-sucker, the name of the midwinter month, Rb.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mör-sugr may be more accurately written as mǫr-sugr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱ-ᛋᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)