Kjöptugr

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöptugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöptugr" (or kjǫptugr) in English.

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

kjöptugr (kjǫptugr)
adj. loquacious, scurrilous, tale-bearing.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

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