Rögg
Old Norse Dictionary - röggMeaning of Old Norse word "rögg" (or rǫgg) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rögg (rǫgg)
- f., gen. röggvar, pl. röggvar; [Engl. rug; Swed. ragg, rugg = coarse hair, goat’s hair]:—a tuft, shagginess, of the fur of a cloak; á þá mynd sem loðkápa þ;á er önnur rögg fellr ofan fyrir aðra, en þessar röggvar vóru af skeljum, Mag. 63; varar-feldr, þrettán röggvar um þveran feld, thirteen strips across the cloak, Grág. i. 500; sáttu eigi at feldar-röggvarnar hrærðusk er hann hló, Lv. 55; er ýmist kallat á feldinum röggvar eða lagðr, Krók. 64. The great number of strips to a cloak may refer to the ancient Teutonic custom of having their cloaks furred with patches and stripes of various skins; eligunt feras et detracta velamina spargunt maculis pellibusque belluarum, Tacit. röggvar-feldr, m. [provinc. Norse rugge-feld], a tufted cloak, Grett. 81.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rögg may be more accurately written as rǫgg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)