Þögull
Old Norse Dictionary - þögull
Meaning of Old Norse word "þögull" (or þǫgull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þögull (þǫgull)
- adj. silent, of silent habits, Hm. 6; hann var maðr þ., ríklundaðr ok úþýðr, Hkr. i. 28; hann var þögull, ekki nafn festisk við hann, Sæm. 96; hinn þögli áss, Edda 17; Viðars ins þögla, 60; horskr ok þögull, Hm.; sí-þögull, mute; see þagall.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þögull may be more accurately written as þǫgull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)