Ögr-stund
Old Norse Dictionary - ögr-stundMeaning 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.)