Vagga
Old Norse Dictionary - vagga
Meaning of Old Norse word "vagga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vagga can mean:vagga
- vagga
- u, f. [Dan. vugge], a cradle; fellr vaggan undir sveininum, Ld. 108; Guðríðr sat í dyrum inni með vöggu Snorra sonar síns, Fb. i. 545; börn í vöggu, Rb. 344; börn er þá lágu í vöggu, Fms. xi. 381, Am. 17, Str. 18.
- vagga
- COMPDS: vöggubarn, vöggubragr, vöggumein.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)