Stundar-þögn
Old Norse Dictionary - stundar-þögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "stundar-þögn" (or stundar-þǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stundar-þögn (stundar-þǫgn)
- f. a brief silence, H. E. ii. 80.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stundar-þögn may be more accurately written as stundar-þǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚾᛏᛅᚱ-ᚦᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)