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.)
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