Höggorms-tönn

Old Norse Dictionary - höggorms-tönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "höggorms-tönn" (or hǫggorms-tǫnn) in English.

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

höggorms-tönn (hǫggorms-tǫnn)
f. a viper’s tooth.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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