Dögg-fall

Old Norse Dictionary - dögg-fall

Meaning of Old Norse word "dögg-fall" (or dǫgg-fall) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dögg-fall (dǫgg-fall)
n. dew-fall, Stj. 17.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dögg-fall may be more accurately written as dǫgg-fall.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚴᚴ-ᚠᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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