Íllgörða-flokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - íllgörða-flokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "íllgörða-flokkr" (or íllgǫrða-flokkr) in English.

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

íllgörða-flokkr (íllgǫrða-flokkr)
m. a gang of rogues, Fms. viii. 232.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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