Ög-valdr
Old Norse Dictionary - ög-valdr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ög-valdr" (or ǫg-valdr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ög-valdr (ǫg-valdr)
- m. a pr. name, whence Ögvalds-nes, a local name in Norway, Fms. xii.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ög-valdr may be more accurately written as ǫg-valdr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴ-ᚢᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)