Skögul-tönn

Old Norse Dictionary - skögul-tönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "skögul-tönn" (or skǫgul-tǫnn) in English.

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

skögul-tönn (skǫgul-tǫnn)
f. [a corrupt form, qs. skæltönn?], a dog-tooth.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
qs.
quasi.

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