Söng-nám
Old Norse Dictionary - söng-nám
Meaning of Old Norse word "söng-nám" (or sǫng-nám)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- söng-nám (sǫng-nám)
- n. the learning of music; kenndi sira Valþjófr s. (in the cathedral of Hólar), Bs. i. 850.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söng-nám may be more accurately written as sǫng-nám.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᚴ-ᚾᛅᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)