Söng-raust

Old Norse Dictionary - söng-raust

Meaning of Old Norse word "söng-raust" (or sǫng-raust)

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

söng-raust (sǫng-raust)
f. a singing voice, Fms. ii. 199, Hom.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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