Vögn

Old Norse Dictionary - vögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vögn" (or vǫgn) in English.

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

vögn Old Norse word can mean:

vögn (vǫgn): f. (also vagna, u, f.), pl. vagnir, a kind of whale, delphinus orca; plur. vagnir, Sks. (Gronl. Hist. M. iii. 291, v. l.), Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët.; vögnu láð, the sea, Ód.

vögn (vǫgn): COMPDS: vögnbráð, vögnhvalr.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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