Orm-garðr
Old Norse Dictionary - orm-garðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "orm-garðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orm-garðr
- m. a ‘snake-pit,’ in tales of throwing men into pits full of snakes, Og. 28, FaS. (Ragn. S. ch. 15).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛘ-ᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Og.
- Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
- Ragn. S.
- Ragnars Saga. (C. II.)