Ná-göll

Meaning of Old Norse word "ná-göll" (or ná-gǫll)

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

ná-göll (ná-gǫll)

f. a death-cry, a piercing, piteous sound, believed to come from departed spirits, exposed infants, Bárð. 3 new Ed.: in mod. usage called

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

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