Tár-döggr

Old Norse Dictionary - tár-döggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tár-döggr" (or tár-dǫggr) in English.

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

tár-döggr (tár-dǫggr)
-döggvaðr, adj. tear-bedewed, Sks. 227.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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