Ögr-stund

Old Norse Dictionary - ögr-stund

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

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

ögr-stund (ǫgr-stund)
f. [perh. from ögr, n.], a brief moment, such as is required for crossing a creek; cp. vika and the remarks on that word, a απ. λεγ., Vkv. (fine).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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