Njörðungr
Old Norse Dictionary - njörðungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "njörðungr" (or njǫrðungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- njörðungr (njǫrðungr)
- m. = Njórðr, in poët. appellations of a man, Lex. poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, njörðungr may be more accurately written as njǫrðungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᚱᚦᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.