Hval-gögn

Old Norse Dictionary - hval-gögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-gögn" (or hval-gǫgn) in English.

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

hval-gögn (hval-gǫgn)
n. pl. gain derived from whales, Ám. III.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back