Skögul-tönn
Old Norse Dictionary - skögul-tönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "skögul-tönn" (or skǫgul-tǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skögul-tönn (skǫgul-tǫnn)
- f. [a corrupt form, qs. skæltönn?], a dog-tooth.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skögul-tönn may be more accurately written as skǫgul-tǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚢᛚ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- qs.
- quasi.