Sog

Old Norse Dictionary - sog

Meaning of Old Norse word "sog" in English.

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

sog Old Norse word can mean:

sog: n. [sjúga], an inlet; yfir skerin þar sem vága-sogin vóru mest, ok þvi skeri næst var sogit miklu breiðast, Bs. ii. 181.

sog: 2. in compds, að-sog and út-sog in Icei. the ‘inrush and outsuck’ of the surf; lenda með að-soginu; en með út-soginu skall það á honum aptr, og rak hann langt út á sjó, Od. v. 428.

sog: II. a local name for the outlet of the Lake of Thingwalla.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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