Skrök-saga
Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-saga
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-saga" (or skrǫk-saga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrök-saga (skrǫk-saga)
- u, f. a false story, tale, fable, Stj. 85, 87; með sínum skemtiligum skroksögum, Fms. ii. 142; segir Ovidius í sínum skröksögum (in his Metamorphoses?), 732. 17.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrök-saga may be more accurately written as skrǫk-saga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚴ-ᛋᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)