Söng-mær
Old Norse Dictionary - söng-mær
Meaning of Old Norse word "söng-mær" (or sǫng-mær)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- söng-mær (sǫng-mær)
- f. a ‘singing maid,’ a kind of bell; klukkur, söngmeyjar tvær, D. I. i. 476; Postula-klokkur ok enn söngmeyjar fimm, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 858.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söng-mær may be more accurately written as sǫng-mær.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᚴ-ᛘᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)