Mör-sugr

Old Norse Dictionary - mör-sugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "mör-sugr" (or mǫr-sugr) in English.

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

mör-sugr (mǫr-sugr): m. marrow-sucker, the name of the midwinter month, Rb.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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