Skjögr

Old Norse Dictionary - skjögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjögr" (or skjǫgr) in English.

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

skjögr (skjǫgr)
n. limping as if palsied.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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