Skógar-kjörr

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-kjörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-kjörr" (or skógar-kjǫrr)

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

skógar-kjörr (skógar-kjǫrr)
n. pl. brush-wood, a holt, Eg. 546, Fms. vii. 56, Róm. 183.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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