Mögðir

Old Norse Dictionary - mögðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "mögðir" (or mǫgðir) in English.

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

mögðir Old Norse word can mean:

mögðir (mǫgðir): 1. m. a peg, Edda (Gl.) 494.

mögðir (mǫgðir): 2. m. a kind of stone, Edda ii. 494.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚴᚦᛁᚱ
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.)

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