Glöggr

Old Norse Dictionary - glöggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glöggr" (or glǫggr) in English.

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

glöggr Old Norse word can mean:

glöggr (glǫggr): adj. (also spelt gleggr and gleyggr), acc. glöggvan with a final v in the weak cases; compar. glöggra and glöggvari; superl. glöggstr and glöggvastr; [the prob. Goth. form is glaggvus; A. S. gleaw; Hel. glau; Scot. gleg = quick, clever; O. H. G. glaw]:—clear-sighted, and in metaph. sense clever, of things clear, distinct; ok hafa þat allt er hitsug leifir eðr glöggra er, Grág. i. 7; glöggt er gests augat, sharp (prying) is the stranger’s eye, a saying; skýring eðr glöggvari greining, a clearer distinction, Skálda 205; Stjörnu-Oddi er gleyggstr var í allri tölu ok himintungla-gangi, Rb. 90; glöggr til brjósts ok bækr, Thom. 12:—neut., skýra glöggt frá e-u, to expound distinctly, Hom. 47; eigi þarf glöggra at skýra, 52; eigi er mér þat glöggt, ‘tis not clear to me, Grett. 108; vera glöggrar greinar, to distinguish sharply, BS. ii. 11; hón kenndi hann glöggt, she knew him well, FmS. iv. 131; Þorgnýr föður-faðir minn mundi glöggt (remembered clearly) Eirík Uppsala-konung, 162; mun ek glöggt vita hvárt rétt er ráðit eðr eigi, vii. 107; víðast af löndum spurði hann um siðu manna þá menn er glöggst vissu, Hkr. ii. 61; vita gleygt, id., 625. 96.

glöggr (glǫggr): 2. metaph. stingy; sýtir æ glöggr við gjöfum, a saying, Hm. 47; glöggr við gesti, a stingy host, Hym. 9; glöggr flugar, poët. unflinching, Skv. 1. 7; fé-glöggr, stingy of money; matar-g., stingy of meat; hugar-g., mean, Fbr. 162 (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

Goth.: Gothic.

Hel.: Heliand.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

neut.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

superl.: superlative.

v.: vide.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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