Gull-spöng

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-spöng

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-spöng" (or gull-spǫng) in English.

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

gull-spöng (gull-spǫng)
f. a gold spangle, Rb. 384, Stj. 284.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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