Skógar-götur

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-götur

Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-götur" (or skógar-gǫtur)

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

skógar-götur (skógar-gǫtur)
a local name in western Icel.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

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