Fang-brögð

Old Norse Dictionary - fang-brögð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fang-brögð" (or fang-brǫgð) in English.

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

fang-brögð (fang-brǫgð)
n. pl. wrestling, Fs. 131.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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