Skrök-saga

Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-saga

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-saga" (or skrǫk-saga) in English.

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

skrök-saga (skrǫk-saga): u, f. a false story, tale, fable, Stj. 85, 87; með sínum skemtiligum skroksögum, Fms. ii. 142; segir Ovidius í sínum skröksögum (in his Metamorphoses?), 732. 17.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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