Kögur-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - kögur-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "kögur-sveinn" (or kǫgur-sveinn) in English.

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

kögur-sveinn (kǫgur-sveinn): m. = kögurbarn; þola þvílíkum kögursveini köpuryrði, Edda 30, Mar. 1056; skylda ek launa kögursveini þínum kanginyrði Hbl. 13.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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