Ögr
Old Norse Dictionary - ögr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ögr" (or ǫgr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ögr can mean:ögr
- ögr (ǫgr)
- n. an inlet, a small bay or creek, Edda (Gl.); ögrin fógru með vötn ok lón, Eggert.
- ögr (ǫgr)
- 2. a local name in western Icel., Ögr, í Ögri, Ögrs-vatn, Fbr.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ögr may be more accurately written as ǫgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)