Tog-drápa

Old Norse Dictionary - tog-drápa

Meaning of Old Norse word "tog-drápa" in English.

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

tog-drápa
u, f. a drápa composed in a special metre, called toglag, for specimen see Edda (Ht. 68–70), and the fragments in Ó. H.; togdrápu-háttr, -lag, the metre of a togdrápa, Edda (Ht.), 137, 138.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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