Skógar-björn
Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-björn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-björn" (or skógar-bjǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skógar-björn (skógar-bjǫrn)
- m. a wood-bear, Grág. ii. 33, Landn. 35, 345.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skógar-björn may be more accurately written as skógar-bjǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᛅᚱ-ᛒᛁᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)