Kuggr

Old Norse Dictionary - kuggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kuggr" in English.

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

kuggr: m. [Engl. and Dutch cog; by Du Gauge derived from Lat. concha]:—a cog, a kind of ship, but originally (as is probable) a foreign ship, Saxon, Hanseatic, or the like, Fb. iii. 175, 224, Orkn. 200, 298, Ld. 314, Fms. i. 122, viii. 249, ix. 44, Ann. 1343, 1349, 1392.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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