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.)