Dögg-skór

Old Norse Dictionary - dögg-skór

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

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

dögg-skór (dǫgg-skór): m. [Swed. dopsko], the tip or chape of a sheath, etc., Fas. i. 173, Gullþ. 47, Gísl. 115.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

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