Sög
Old Norse Dictionary - sög
Meaning of Old Norse word "sög" (or sǫg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sög (sǫg)
- f., gen. sagar, pl. sagar, [saga; A. S. saga; Engl. saw; Dan. sav]:—a saw, passim in mod. usage. saga-tenn, f. pl. saw-teeth. Stj. 77.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sög may be more accurately written as sǫg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)