Vöggu-bragr
Old Norse Dictionary - vöggu-bragrMeaning of Old Norse word "vöggu-bragr" (or vǫggu-bragr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vöggu-bragr (vǫggu-bragr)
- m., -kvæði, -ljóð, n. pl. cradle-songs, lullabies.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöggu-bragr may be more accurately written as vǫggu-bragr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚴᚢ-ᛒᚱᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.