Njörðungr

Old Norse Dictionary - njörðungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "njörðungr" (or njǫrðungr) in English.

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

njörðungr (njǫrðungr): m. = Njórðr, in poët. appellations of a man, Lex. poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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