Öl-gögn
Old Norse Dictionary - öl-gögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-gögn" (or ǫl-gǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öl-gögn (ǫl-gǫgn)
- n. pl. drinking-vessels, Edda 68, Fms. vi. 342, 346.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öl-gögn may be more accurately written as ǫl-gǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛚ-ᚴᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)