Vögn-hvalr
Old Norse Dictionary - vögn-hvalr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vögn-hvalr" (or vǫgn-hvalr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vögn-hvalr (vǫgn-hvalr)
- or vögnu-hvalr, m. = vögn, described in Sks. 29 new Ed.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vögn-hvalr may be more accurately written as vǫgn-hvalr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚾ-ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)