Skóg-vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - skóg-vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skóg-vöndr" (or skóg-vǫndr) in English.

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

skóg-vöndr (skóg-vǫndr)
m. = skógarvöndr, Njarð. 370.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑