Veðr-glöggr

Old Norse Dictionary - veðr-glöggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "veðr-glöggr" (or veðr-glǫggr) in English.

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

veðr-glöggr (veðr-glǫggr)
adj. ‘weather-gleg,’ sharp in predicting weather.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

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