Tár-döggr
Old Norse Dictionary - tár-döggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tár-döggr" (or tár-dǫggr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tár-döggr (tár-dǫggr)
- -döggvaðr, adj. tear-bedewed, Sks. 227.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tár-döggr may be more accurately written as tár-dǫggr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚱ-ᛏᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)