Ösku-dyngja
Old Norse Dictionary - ösku-dyngja
Meaning of Old Norse word "ösku-dyngja" (or ǫsku-dyngja)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ösku-dyngja (ǫsku-dyngja)
- u, f. a heap of ashes, Fas. iii. 217.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösku-dyngja may be more accurately written as ǫsku-dyngja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚴᚢ-ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)