Hval-gögn
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-gögnMeaning 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.)