Ög-mundr

Old Norse Dictionary - ög-mundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ög-mundr" (or ǫg-mundr) in English.

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

ög-mundr (ǫg-mundr): m. a pr. name. [Germ. Egmond, Egmont], Landn. Korm.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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