Jarla-sögur

Old Norse Dictionary - jarla-sögur

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarla-sögur" (or jarla-sǫgur) in English.

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

jarla-sögur (jarla-sǫgur)
f. pl. Earls’ Sagas (earls of Orkney), the old name of the present Orkneyinga Saga, Fb. ii. 347, Ó. H. 100.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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