Ögr

Old Norse Dictionary - ögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ögr" (or ǫgr) in English.

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

ögr Old Norse word can mean:

ögr (ǫgr)
n. an inlet, a small bay or creek, Edda (Gl.); ögrin fógru með vötn ok lón, Eggert.
ögr (ǫgr)
2. a local name in western Icel., Ögr, í Ögri, Ögrs-vatn, Fbr.

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

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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