Lög-dýr

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-dýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-dýr" (or lǫg-dýr) in English.

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

lög-dýr (lǫg-dýr): n. [lögr], a ‘sea-deer,’ poët. a ship, Lex. poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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