Of-þögli

Meaning of Old Norse word "of-þögli" (or of-þǫgli)

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

of-þögli (of-þǫgli)

f. stubborn silence. Art. 30.

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

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