Mál-gögn

Old Norse Dictionary - mál-gögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "mál-gögn" (or mál-gǫgn) in English.

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

mál-gögn (mál-gǫgn)
n. pl. the speech organs, Bs. i. 372, Leiðarv. 2.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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