Slöngvan-baugi

Old Norse Dictionary - slöngvan-baugi

Meaning of Old Norse word "slöngvan-baugi" (or slǫngvan-baugi)

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

slöngvan-baugi (slǫngvan-baugi)
a, m. ring-slinger, the nickname of a king, Fms.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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