Ósk-mögr

Old Norse Dictionary - ósk-mögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ósk-mögr" (or ósk-mǫgr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ósk-mögr (ósk-mǫgr)
m. = óskasonr, Ls. 16, Eluc. 61: a beloved son, Fagrsk. 123 (in a verse).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ósk-mögr may be more accurately written as ósk-mǫgr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴ-ᛘᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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