Ögn
Old Norse Dictionary - ögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "ögn" (or ǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ögn can mean:ögn
- ögn (ǫgn)
- f., gen. agnar, pl. agnar, agnir; [Ulf. ahana = ἄχυρον, Luke iii. 17; A. S. egle; O. H. G. agana; Germ. agen; Dan. avne; Gr. ἄχυρον]:—chaff, husks; safna hveitinu í korn-hlöðu, en agnirnar brenna í eilífum eldi, Luke iii. 17; skilja korn frá ögnum, Eluc. 37; blanda agnar ok sáðir við brauð, … gras ok agnar, … sekki með heyi eðr ögnum, SkS. 73, 74, 89, new Ed.
- ögn (ǫgn)
- 2. metaph. an atom, small particle; leyf að eg dragi út ögnina af auga þínu … að þú fáir út dregið ögnina af þíns bróðurs auga, Matth. vii. 4, 5; svo lítil ögn, a little grain; agnar-ögn, an atom.
- ögn (ǫgn)
- II. a pr. name of a woman, FaS., Yngl. S. (mythic.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ögn may be more accurately written as ǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- gl.
- glossary.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)