Þykk-röggvaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - þykk-röggvaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þykk-röggvaðr" (or þykk-rǫggvaðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þykk-röggvaðr (þykk-rǫggvaðr)
- part. thick-furred, Lv. 41.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þykk-röggvaðr may be more accurately written as þykk-rǫggvaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚴᚴ-ᚱᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)