Glögg-skygn

Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-skygn

Meaning of Old Norse word "glögg-skygn" (or glǫgg-skygn) in English.

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

glögg-skygn (glǫgg-skygn)
adj. (glögg-skygni, f.), sharp-sighted, Nj. 77, Stj. 228.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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