Skröggs-kvæði

Old Norse Dictionary - skröggs-kvæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "skröggs-kvæði" (or skrǫggs-kvæði)

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

skröggs-kvæði (skrǫggs-kvæði)
n. a popular nursery song, a pendant to Grýlu-kvæði, see Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 220, 221.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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