Skógar-hjörtr
Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-hjörtr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-hjörtr" (or skógar-hjǫrtr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skógar-hjörtr (skógar-hjǫrtr)
- m. a hart of the forest, Stj. 560.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skógar-hjörtr may be more accurately written as skógar-hjǫrtr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᛅᚱ-ᚼᛁᚢᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)