Eptir-löngun

Old Norse Dictionary - eptir-löngun

Meaning of Old Norse word "eptir-löngun" (or eptir-lǫngun) in English.

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

eptir-löngun (eptir-lǫngun)
f. a longing after, desire for.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.

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