Ög-valdr

Old Norse Dictionary - ög-valdr

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

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

ög-valdr (ǫg-valdr): m. a pr. name, whence Ögvalds-nes, a local name in Norway, Fms. xii.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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