Þykk-röggvaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þykk-röggvaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þykk-röggvaðr" (or þykk-rǫggvaðr) in English.

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

þykk-röggvaðr (þykk-rǫggvaðr)
part. thick-furred, Lv. 41.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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