Öglir
Old Norse Dictionary - öglir
Meaning of Old Norse word "öglir" (or ǫglir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öglir (ǫglir)
- m. [cp. Lat. aquila], poët. a kind of hawk: öglis barn, Haustl.; öglis land, -stétt, the falcon’s land or seat, i. e. the hand, Eb. (in a verse); öglis landa eik, Ó. H. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öglir may be more accurately written as ǫglir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)