Þjóð-sögur

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-sögur

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-sögur" (or þjóð-sǫgur)

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

þjóð-sögur (þjóð-sǫgur)
f. pl. popular stories, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

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