Skógar-kjörr

Old Norse Dictionary - skógar-kjörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skógar-kjörr" (or skógar-kjǫrr) in English.

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

skógar-kjörr (skógar-kjǫrr): n. pl. brush-wood, a holt, Eg. 546, Fms. vii. 56, Róm. 183.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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