Hrygðar-söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrygðar-söngr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrygðar-söngr" (or hrygðar-sǫngr) in English.

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

hrygðar-söngr (hrygðar-sǫngr)
m. a dirge, 625. 195.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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