Œgr

Old Norse Dictionary - œgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "œgr" in English.

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

œgr
adj. = ýgr (q. v.), terrible; lœkr, ‘œgr,’ Skálda 178, Lex. Poët.: vicious, Guð gaf ekki ægum uxa-horn, a saying, Vídal. ii. 83; cp. mannýgr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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