Hug-borg

Old Norse Dictionary - hug-borg

Meaning of Old Norse word "hug-borg" in English.

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

hug-borg
f., poët. the breast, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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