Skröggr
Old Norse Dictionary - skröggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skröggr" (or skrǫggr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skröggr can mean:skröggr
- skröggr (skrǫggr)
- m. [cp. Engl. scraggy], one of the names of the fox, Edda ii. 490, and as a nickname, Sturl. iii. 228.
- skröggr (skrǫggr)
- 2. in mod. folk-lore a monster giant or goblin famous in Icel. nursery tales, a son of the Grýla (q. v.)and Leppa-Lúði.
- skröggr (skrǫggr)
- COMPDS: Skröggskvæði, skröggsligr.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skröggr may be more accurately written as skrǫggr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)