Köggull

Old Norse Dictionary - köggull

Meaning of Old Norse word "köggull" (or kǫggull) in English.

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

köggull (kǫggull): m., pl. köglar, the joints in the fingers and toes; at af skýfðum fremstum köglum fóta ok fingra, Stj. 379; skeindisk Kormakr á þumal-fingri ok klofnaði köggullinn, Korm. 88, Sturl. i. 31; ok loddi köggullinn í sinunum, Lv. 86, Magn. 536: metaph. a small piece, mó-köggull, tað-k.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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