Hróð-mögr

Old Norse Dictionary - hróð-mögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hróð-mögr" (or hróð-mǫgr) in English.

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

hróð-mögr (hróð-mǫgr)
m. the great, famous son, Hkr. i. 114 (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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