Harm-dögg

Old Norse Dictionary - harm-dögg

Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-dögg" (or harm-dǫgg) in English.

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

harm-dögg (harm-dǫgg)
f., poët. sorrow-dew, i. e. tears, Hkv. 2. 43.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
poët.
poetically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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