Uggr

Old Norse Dictionary - uggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "uggr" in English.

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

uggr Old Norse word can mean:

uggr: m. fear, apprehension; mér er uggr á, at …, Fms. i. 285; hræzlu-uggr, Mar.; görðisk mönnum mikill uggr á um samþykki konunganna, Fms. vi. 221, x. 410; ala ugg of e-t, Edda (in a verse); ráða af hendi mér þenna ugg, Fms. i. 84: allit., með ugg ok ótta, Phil, ii. 12.

uggr: 2. = Yggr, a name of Odin, Edda.

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

Similar entries:

Uggr (II)

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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