Frá-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - frá-sögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "frá-sögn" (or frá-sǫgn) in English.

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

frá-sögn Old Norse word can mean:

frá-sögn (frá-sǫgn): f. = frásaga, 625. 83, Sturl. i. 1, Hkr. i. 1, Skálda 159; vera til frásagnar um e-t, to regret a thing, Ísl. ii. 267, Nj. 97, Orkn. 202.

frá-sögn (frá-sǫgn): COMPDS: frásagnamaðr, frásagnarverðr.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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