Glögg-þekkinn

Old Norse Dictionary - glögg-þekkinn

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

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

glögg-þekkinn (glǫgg-þekkinn): adj. clear-sighted, quick to know or discern, Ísl. ii. 341, Vápn. 24, Ld. 274, Fb. ii. 288.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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