Morguns-ár

Old Norse Dictionary - morguns-ár

Meaning of Old Norse word "morguns-ár" in English.

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

morguns-ár
n. early morning: in the phrase, at morginsári, Stj. 122: mod., með morguns-árinu, at the first gleam of daylight; síðan kómu þeir með morgunsárinu, Od. ix. 52 (=ηλθον ἠέριοι).

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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