Öl-gögn

Old Norse Dictionary - öl-gögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "öl-gögn" (or ǫl-gǫgn) in English.

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

öl-gögn (ǫl-gǫgn)
n. pl. drinking-vessels, Edda 68, Fms. vi. 342, 346.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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