Ýgr
Old Norse Dictionary - ýgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ýgr
- adj. fierce; ýgr, æfr ok íllr viðreignar, Fms. xi. 8; ýgr ofkúgi, vii. 114 (in a verse); ýgja menn, i. 179 (in a verse); griðung ýgjan, a vicious bull, Grág. ii. 122; mann-ýgr, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)